Line 9 | Tar Sands | proposal to bring dirty tar sands oil through Ontario & Quebec
Line 9 | Tar Sands | - Environmental Defence
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Tar sands oil is more dangerous to ship through pipelines than normal oil. There is evidence that pipelines carrying tar sands oil spill more frequently than those carrying normal oil.
http://www.nrdc.org/energy/files/tarsandssafetyrisks.pdf
Line 9 is an aging oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. that runs through some of the most densely populated parts of Canada. The 38-year-old pipeline now carries conventional oil across Ontario and Quebec. Enbridge wants to use the line to ship heavy crude, which includes ultra-heavy tar sands oil. The pipeline was not built for this purpose.
Enbridge’s application to reverse Line 9and change what goes through Line 9 is part of a larger plan to export tar sands oil east through Canada and the U.S. Line 9 would carry tar sands oil to Montreal and it is expected that a second pipeline will be reversed to carry the oil south to Portland, Maine for export.
Enbridge’s Line 9 proposal carries many risks, but few rewards for communities along the pipeline’s route. The proposal puts the drinking water of millions at risk of an oil spill.
National Energy Board decision
We were deeply disappointed by the National Energy Board’s rubber-stamp approval of this unnecessary and dangerous oil pipeline project. The NEB’s decision to allow Line 9 without meaningful conditions despite concerns from experts, stakeholders and governments shows that the federal process for reviewing pipeline proposals is broken and can’t do its job of protecting Canadians’ safety from risky energy projects.
How you can help: Take Action here and tell the federal government to fix our broken regulatory system.
View a detailed map of the pipeline’s route here:
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