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Canadian Public Not Allowed To Know Kinder Morgan Pipeline Emergency Plan [1]

The expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline in Canada by the multibillion-dollar Houston firm Kinder Morgan is, to say the least, controversial. So it did not help instill public confidence when Canada's National Energy Board on Jan 16, 2015, ruled that Kinder Morgan did not have to make public its emergency response plans for spills and fires.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]
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Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Region: 
Canada [5]
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Public [6]

Court Will Decide If Frackers Can Be Held Responsible For Earthquakes [7]

"Oklahoma’s highest court is about to make a decision that could really shake up the way fracking companies do business in the state."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Climate Progress [11], 01/28/2015

NTSB Cites Systemic Flaws in Safety Oversight of Gas Pipelines [12]

"Three powerful accidents in recent years highlight weaknesses in the oversight of how natural gas providers maintain the largest pipelines in their networks, accident investigators said today as they issued more than two dozen safety recommendations."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [13], 01/28/2015

"Obama’s Plan: Allow Drilling in Atlantic, but Limit It in Arctic" [14]

"The Obama administration moved Tuesday to open up a vast stretch of East Coast waters to oil and gas drilling, a decision that could have a profound impact on the economic and environmental future of states from Virginia to Georgia. The move also adds a new dimension to the legacy of President Obama."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NY Times [17], 01/28/2015

"India Nuke Deals Still Thorny for Us Despite 'Breakthrough'" [18]

"India and America's declaration of a breakthrough in contentious nuclear energy cooperation has been met with a lukewarm response from industry and analysts. Few expect the potentially lucrative Indian market to suddenly become less complicated for U.S. nuclear companies."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [20]
Public [6]
International [21]
Source: AP [22], 01/27/2015

"White House to Propose Allowing Oil Drilling off Atlantic Coast" [23]

"The Obama administration on Tuesday will announce a proposal to open up coastal waters from Virginia to Georgia for oil and gas drilling, according to a person briefed on the plan."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NY Times [24], 01/27/2015

"Plan to Protect Refuge Has Alaskans Offended and Fearful Over Money" [25]

"ANCHORAGE — Bitter reaction here to the Obama administration’s proposal to protect a huge portion of the Arctic goes beyond political divisions over oil and environmental policy, to questions about how Alaskans are perceived and respected in their sometimes awkward long-distance relationship with the rest of the nation, residents and political leaders say."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NY Times [26], 01/27/2015

"Senate Democrats Stall Vote On Keystone XL Pipeline" [27]

"Senate Democrats temporarily stalled progress Monday on a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the top priority of the Republican-controlled Congress."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [28], 01/27/2015

"Report Faults Chevron Safety, Regulators, in 2012 Refinery Fire" [29]

"Federal investigators are blaming company safety culture, flawed emergency response and inadequate federal regulations for a 2012 fire at a Chevron Corp. refinery in California."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [6]
California [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 01/26/2015

"British Lawmakers Demand Freeze on Fracking" [32]

"LONDON -- A committee of British lawmakers demanded a national moratorium on fracking due to environmental concerns on Monday, ahead of a crucial vote intended to boost the shale gas industry."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [6]
Europe [33]
Source: AFP [34], 01/26/2015

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