Enbridge Hearings Focus on Spill Response
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 @ 3:59 AM
Prince George, B.C.- The Joint Review Panel Hearing in Prince George enters a new phase today as the second expert panel will face cross examination from intervenors.
This time, the focus is on Enbridge’s ability to deal with a possible pipeline rupture. This will include an examination of emergency preparedness and responses. The Province of B.C. will be the first to cross examine, and has budgeted about 6 hours for it’s questions.
MP Nathan Cullen is among those who will pose questions to Enbridge’s expert panel. “These hearings are a chance for Enbridge to finally answer some of the tough questions people in the Northwest are demanding answers to,” said Cullen.
“I’ll be looking for specifics and direct answers as to precisely how Enbridge plans to effectively deal with a raw bitumen spill onto the land or in our rivers. My constituents want to know exactly what preventative and spill capacity measures Enbridge is offering. We want proof, not promises.”
Cullen, will focus on risk assessment and spill management during his questions. He is expecting to take about one hour and will follow provincial cross-examination.
People can listen to a webcast of the hearings at http://www.meetview.com/neb/. Follow the link for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel.
Final arguments will be presented to the panel next spring, which must make a recommendation by the end of 2013. Ottawa is set to make a decision within six months of the panel’s review.
Comments
One can hope the transcripts from the Kalamazoo spill is entered into the record. It exemplifies the culture of I don’t care that Enbridge has, and goes to show that no matter how robust the pipeline is in theory, when you have a failure of culture like they have you will have unnecessary spills regardless of the technology involved.
No matter what Embridge says they “Will Do” with regards to an oil spill is meaningles. Their track record speaks mnuch louder than any hollow pomises they make to the contrary.
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