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jpak

(41,780 posts) Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:00 PM Apr 2016

TransCanada Shuts Keystone Pipeline

Source: Wall Street Journal

TransCanada Corp. said Monday that it had shut down its Keystone oil pipeline due to a possible leak in South Dakota.

Workers found signs of oil on a small patch of ground about 4 miles from the company’s Freeman pump station after the incident was reported Saturday, the Canadian pipeline operator said in a statement.

TransCanada said regulators have been notified and that the company is cooperating with those agencies on the investigation. It said no significant environmental impact has been observed.

The pipeline will remain shut while the investigation is under way.

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Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/transcanada-shuts-keystone-pipeline-1459798371

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TransCanada Shuts Keystone Pipeline (Original Post) jpak Apr 2016 OP

100% chance of leakage in any pipe line saturnsring Apr 2016 #1

But they told us the Keystone pipeline would be "safe". WDIM Apr 2016 #2

Yes! But think of all the jobs that repairing it will create!! RufusTFirefly Apr 2016 #3

But it's not going to leak.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #4

"Workers found signs of oil on a small patch of ground" ... what is their definition of "small"? n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #5

And no "significant" environmental damage doncha know riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #6

"what is observed" ...look away.... glinda Apr 2016 #7

...and now they are suing us Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #8

Counter Sue for Contemplated Environmental Danages n/t PADemD Apr 2016 #9

Until TPP passes Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #13

That tar sands shit is by far the worse in so many ways.......... Old Vet Apr 2016 #10

but JOBS! jobs jobs jobs for everyone 0rganism Apr 2016 #11

Those things can leak?! LS_Editor Apr 2016 #12

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

1. 100% chance of leakage in any pipe line

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:14 PM

Apr 2016

WDIM

(1,662 posts)

2. But they told us the Keystone pipeline would be "safe".

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:20 PM

Apr 2016

Just the beginning as the pipeline ages expect to see more and more leaks.

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)

3. Yes! But think of all the jobs that repairing it will create!!

Reply to WDIM (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:24 PM

Apr 2016

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

4. But it's not going to leak....

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:29 PM

Apr 2016

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

5. "Workers found signs of oil on a small patch of ground" ... what is their definition of "small"? n/t

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:50 PM

Apr 2016

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

6. And no "significant" environmental damage doncha know

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 05:59 PM

Apr 2016

What's their definition of "significant"?

glinda

(14,807 posts)

7. "what is observed" ...look away....

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 06:06 PM

Apr 2016

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

8. ...and now they are suing us

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 06:27 PM

Apr 2016

. Under similar NAFTA provisions, TransCanada is now demanding $15 billion in U.S. taxpayer compensation because our government (rightly) opposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027738261

Thanks to the Clinton's. And TPP............even worse?

Thanks Kids!

PADemD

(4,482 posts)

9. Counter Sue for Contemplated Environmental Danages n/t

Reply to Ferd Berfel (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:09 PM

Apr 2016

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

13. Until TPP passes

Reply to PADemD (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 08:29 PM

Apr 2016

Then it's all about perceived corporate profit. Nothing else.

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)

10. That tar sands shit is by far the worse in so many ways..........

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:26 PM

Apr 2016

No known way to clean it, is more toxic to animals and has a very high secondary kill ratio.(animals who eat other animals who were exposed to this stuff) This shit is bad news big time, And Iam sure they shut the whole pipeline down for a small leak(bullshit)

0rganism

(25,715 posts)

11. but JOBS! jobs jobs jobs for everyone

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:35 PM

Apr 2016

jobs like cleaning up after superfund sites apparently

LS_Editor

(920 posts)

12. Those things can leak?!

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:43 PM

Apr 2016

No way.

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