A New York congresswoman has written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about assessing potential dangers from a proposed
pipeline expansion near Westchester County - based Indian Point.
Not exact matches
On April 12, U.S.
pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners gave the green light to a $ 5 - billion
expansion of its existing Trans - Mountain
pipeline from Edmonton to the Pacific coast
near Vancouver.
In addition to oil
pipeline company Kinder Morgan, which has established its Trans Mountain
Expansion Project office
near the
pipeline's terminus in suburban Burnaby, Enbridge is reportedly (and belatedly) opening an office to help manage its Northern Gateway application.
Julia Walsh, with Frack Action, says she hopes that the governor will now act to stop the
expansion or building of new gas
pipelines in Westchester County,
near the Indian Point Nuclear power plant, and upstate across Schoharie, Albany and Rensselaer counties.
She said that the aftereffects of oil sands drilling that would come along with the
expansion of the
pipeline would likely desecrate the freshwater Ogallala Aquifer
near her homelands in Pine Ridge, S.D.
She said that the aftereffects of oil sands drilling that would come along with the
expansion of the
pipeline would likely desecrate the freshwater Ogallala Aquifer
near her homelands in Pine Ridge, S.D. «It is with great honor that I come here today to ask President Obama to stand with us for Mother Earth against Father Greed,» Plume said.
The Keystone
expansion includes an approximate 3,200 - kilometer (1,980 - mile), 36 - inch crude oil
pipeline starting at Hardisty, Alberta and extending south to a delivery point
near existing terminals in Port Arthur, Texas and, subject to shipper support, will include an additional approximate 80 - kilometer (50 - mile)
pipeline lateral to the Houston, Texas area.
At issue is the safety of transporting heavy bitumen through the proposed
pipeline expansion, and the environmental risks posed to British Columbian municipalities
near the proposed
expansion.