Sentences with phrase «spill response measure»

As investigators with the commission state: «The spill presented an opportunity for state and parish officials to facilitate construction of a large - scale, temporary oil spill response measure whose purpose might, they believed, «pivot» to permanent restoration of Louisiana's barrier islands - with BP footing the bill.»

«From the perspective of the Commission staff, however, $ 220 million for a spill response measure that trapped not much more than 1,000 barrels of oil is not a compelling cost - benefit tradeoff,» it says.

Information has continued to pile up confirming many of the concerns raised by NRDC and other environmental groups: pipelines moving tar sands are more likely to leak, leak detection systems are unlikely to detect tar sands spills when they happen, tar sands spills are significantly more damaging than conventional spills, and conventional spills response measures are inadequate for containing and cleaning tar sands spills.

While Kinder Morgan recently affirmed its commitment to environmental protection and comprehensive spill response measures, the anti-pipeline demonstrators remained steadfast in their beliefs.

Not exact matches

A large coalition of environmental, labor, and business groups had pushed the Senate to include such a measure, known as an RES, in its so - called Spill Bill (pdf), a response to the Deepwater Horizon well blowout.

To build on this record of good stewardship, Economic Action Plan 2015 includes investments to enhance marine transportation safety in the Arctic as well as to strengthen environmental protection, spill prevention and response measures in Canadian waters.

The decision to implement a 6 - month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was correctly based on the need for adequate spill response, well containment and safety measures, and we stand behind that decision.

«We have more work to do in our reform agenda, but at this point we believe the strengthened safety measures we have implemented, along with improved spill response and blowout containment capabilities, have reduced risks to a point where operators who play by the rules and clear the higher bar can be allowed to resume.

The panel would aim to ensure provincial and Indigenous partners across Canada are equipped with the best available science and evidence concerning spill prevention and response measures,» wrote Caroline Thériault.

Thankfully, such a bill — one that requires deep water drilling be better regulated, demands oil companies employ more preventative measures and have thorough response plans, and eliminates the «liability cap» on how much those companies must pay in damages when they cause a spill — is advancing in the Senate.

In response to the bunker fuel spill, Friends of the Earth renewed our call for a ban on the use of this highly polluting fuel in ships and for mandatory protective measures when ships are fueling in San Francisco Bay.