Sentences with phrase «moratorium on crude oil»

For those following the Northern Gateway project, one direction from the PM stands out: that the Ministers of Fisheries and Transportation are to formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbia's North Coast.

Trudeau has also said he would formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic through northern B.C.'s coast.

I want a moratorium on crude oil «bomb» trains through New York State for safety reasons.

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Separately, Albany County has imposed a moratorium on the expansion of crude oil heating at the Port of Albany.

County Executive Dan McCoy issued a moratorium on a project by Global Partners — a Port of Albany tenant — to build a crude oil heating facility that would make it easier to pump in cold weather and has been vocal about the threat that the trains pose to communities situated beside train tracks.

The Keene town board adopted a resolution of the board last Monday evening calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the NY DOT and the NY DEC to impose a moratorium on transport of Bakken Crude Oil by rail from Montreal to Albany, until a comprehensive study determines the public health, safety, economic and environmental impacts of a derailment.

Because this oil is so different from conventional crude, a coalition led by the National Wildlife Federation is demanding a moratorium on building new tar sands pipelines — including the Keystone XL — until regulators update the rules regarding this type of oil.