We absorb all the risk of pipeline leaks and
tanker traffic for precious little return, equating to a few long term facility jobs...
Not exact matches
U.S. Air Force selects Rockwell Collins
for expanded avionics support on KC - 135s - Apr 10, 2018 - Rockwell Collins has been awarded multiple repair contracts by the U.S. Air Force to support Global Air
Traffic Management (GATM) components on the entire KC - 135
tanker fleet.
At the same time, we draw inspiration and lessons from the victory against Enbridge
for the ongoing fight against Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which would see a sevenfold increase in tar sands
tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet and the Salish Sea.
In New York state government news, a new law aims to protect the Hudson River amid a rise in oil
tanker traffic and a legislative report calls
for greater action on tick - borne illness.
If Company Man were a wreck on the interstate, it would involve multiple cars and at least one jackknifed
tanker truck, and
traffic would be backed up
for miles as passing motorists slow to gawk.
Scotland's offshore oil platforms in the North Sea generate significant wealth
for the nation — especially
for the Shetland Islands, where oil
tanker traffic boosts the local economy.
The United States Coast Guard is beginning to prepare
for the time when
tanker and other ship
traffic up there expands.
It's unclear how fast cargo
traffic along these routes, such as this
tanker ship providing winter fuel
for a gold mine in Nunavut, Canada, will grow, however.
With the approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, we expect an increase in
tanker traffic by 700 % through the Salish Sea, meaning more oil moving through pipelines and more export terminals, making Washington State a target
for dangerous spills and explosions.
For one, the departure / arrival point became Halifax versus New York or the gulf of Mexico (
tanker traffic).
Some opponents may also exaggerate the potential
for a public health catastrophe resulting from a spill in Vancouver harbour, as well as the effect of increased
tanker traffic on the health of struggling Salish Sea orca populations.
I oppose the Northern Gateway pipeline
for a number of reasons, beginning with the fact that the project requires over-turning the current moratorium on oil
tanker traffic on the British Columbia coastline.
The announced ban on
tanker traffic carrying crude oil on the north coast represents an opportunity
for the government to make it impossible
for all practical purposes
for the Northern Gateway project to operate.
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.
Gitxaala has filed evidence with the JRP to suggest that
for them, the risks and effects of
tanker traffic and a marine oil spill outweigh any potential economic benefits.
West Coast Environmental Law applauds two of Vancouver's elected bodies — Vancouver City Council and the Vancouver Parks Board —
for passing resolutions to take a formal position on the proposed Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion project, and associated oil
tanker traffic.
This,
for example, allows the B.C. government to exercise its authority over oil
tanker traffic in the coastal waters dear to Aboriginal Peoples.