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U.S. Energy Commission Sneaks Permit to Canada's Enbridge for Tar Sands-by-Rail Facility
The announcement came days after the State Department gave Enbridge a controversial permit to transport 350,000 barrels of tar sands per day across the U.S.-Canada border without public hearings or environmental review.
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Why the Kalamazoo Oil Disaster Looms As a Warning Against Further Pipelines
Three years after a mega-oil spill left tar sands bitumen blanketing a swath of Michigan, the EPA estimates there are still about 180,000 (plus or minus 100,000) gallons of crude still lining the Kalamazoo River. Are we really ready for more pipelines?
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Exposed: Cost of Enbridge Oil Spill in Kalamazoo Tops $1 Billion
The Canadian company responsible for the mega-tar sands oil spill in 2010 violated laws involving pipeline management, procedural manuals for operations and maintenance, public awareness and accident reporting, among others.