Embridge Co., the same Canadian company responsible for the 2010 oil leak in Michigan...the same one mentioned a few posts back... has again had a leak, this one in Wisconsin. What was it I said, "...all Pipelines leak..." or something like that.
“Enbridge is treating this situation as a top priority,” said Richard Adams, vice president of U.S. Operations. “We are bringing all necessary resources to bear. Our immediate focus is on keeping our workers and the public safe as we work to remove the oil and clean up the site.”
This spill was only 1200 barrels... ONLY?... that's more than 50,000 gallons... and there hasn't been an explanation yet as to how or why this leak occurred. Enbridge reportedly had had an oil leak in Alberta, Canada a month ago and in 2010 some of its oil got into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. That report of Some of its oil getting into the Kalamazoo River...that was 200,000 gallons, now that's what I call "Some".
The TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project, which will move millions of gallons of oil-sands oil from Canada to Texas if and when approved, is a Canadian-American cooperative project but does not use Enbridge as a prime contractor. The XL pipeline is on hold due to "additional screening" of hazards for polluting the Ogallala Aquifer that runs from South Dakota to Texas and is part of the High Plains Aquifer System threatened by the XL. The State Department approved the project, but the White House has delayed it for additional review... possibly due to Environmentalist opposition during an election year. Either way, we should expect the XL to be approved in one form or another...and when it is let's keep in mind..."All Pipelines Leak!"
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