Sentences with phrase «concerned about oil spills»

Both pipelines face two forms of opposition: widely dispersed environmentalists worried about climate change, and stakeholders along the route more concerned about oil spills.

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Four - in - five British Columbians are concerned about the expected increase in oil tanker traffic at Kitimat and through the passage (83 %) and the risk of an oil spill (80 %) if the Enbridge Northern Gateway is authorized.

The possibility of an oil spill off the coast of Metro Vancouver looms large in the minds of B.C. residents, saying by a margin of five - to - one that it is the single biggest concern they have about the Trans Mountain project.

The $ 3.8 billion pipeline drew international protests after the Standing Rock Sioux tribe told government officials that the pipeline would desecrate sacred burial grounds and voiced concerns about possible oil spills.

Environmental groups and elected officials have expressed concern in recent years about the potential for a catastrophic oil spill involving barges that transport oil products up and down the Hudson River from Albany's port.

Some are worried an oil spill would harm protected species while others are concerned about the cost after oil prices more than halved in a year.

«NOAA is concerned about the status of bluefin tuna, including the potential effects of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill on the western stock of Atlantic bluefin, which spawns in the Gulf of Mexico,» said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.

Louisiana voters and businesses are still concerned about the condition of the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil spill in 2010 — something that artificial reefs would help improve by fostering hotspots for marine life.

There's good reason to be concerned about potential leaks, since Enbridge is responsible for spilling more than 1 million gallons of tar sands oil into Michigan's Kalamazoo River, in what became the worst tar sands leak in US history.

A number of First Nations have expressed serious concerns to the JRP about potential impacts to their rights from the project due to the pipeline, increased tanker traffic, and the risk of an oil spill that could devastate their traditional territories, waters and resources.

So even though the city of 120,000 people hasn't been physically touched by the oil spill, there are grave concerns about the potential loss of jobs and population.