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Michigan Oil Spill Highlights Need for Safety Overhaul

Oilprice.com -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge is in the hot seat for an oil spill from a ruptured line in southern Michigan. Crews in Marshall, Mich., are still working to clean up contaminated areas nearly two years after Line 6B burst open, dumping about 20,000 barrels of so-called tar sands oil into the Kalamazoo River and surrounding waters. A report from the NTSB suggests operators in Canada interpreted the pressure drop associated with the spill incorrectly and continued pumping oil through the line after it broke open. Last month, Enbridge said it was spending billions of dollars to upgrade its pipeline networks in the region. Some of that effort won't require new pipe at all, however, opening the door to questions about its operational safeguards.

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Submitted Jun 04, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 6:06:48 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Kar: otoh, it highlights the problems such pipelines inherently bring with them.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 6:06:11 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Enbridge now, TransCanada next time. And no one will pay for the cleanup but the US taxpayers.
KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,162 Points:617,570 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 4:57:37 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse Not a great endorsement for Enbridge being the alternative to Keystone is it? Or for building a pipeline to Kititat?
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,981 Points:594,810 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 1:27:08 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,917 Points:2,341,510 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 3:30:30 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse A two year old oil spill and still cleaning the spill? Need to move much faster in the cleanup efforts! Better controls, sensors, procedures and safeguards needed so human error does not interpret current conditions incorrectly. Use the best materials possible, with the best workmanship obtainable. No more oil or fuel spills into waterways or on land surfaces, protect the pipeline and the area at all costs. Regular on site safety and condition inspections required for the pipeline operation. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost, if possible. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,595 Points:1,201,110 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 2:20:12 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse This is a 2 year old spill in the Kalamazoo River. It has yet not been cleaned up. You gotta ask yourself....HOW long it it gonna take? Imagine if this spill had happened in Nebraska with the proposed Keystone Pipeline. What condition would the Ogallala aquifer used for irrigation and drinking water in several States be after 2 years. Mustache 33 has a good idea! [Edited by: LetemEatCake at 6/5/2012 2:22:34 AM EST]
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,876 Points:2,127,605 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 12:16:00 AM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Most pipeline operators do know the difference. Its the few without real experience that interpret it incorrectly.
GLCSHADOW Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,616 Points:1,883,710 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 12:07:09 AM Ignore GLCSHADOW Report Abuse They should come up with something so they know the difference between a leak and low pump presure.
crazycow2332 Champion Author Nashville Posts:1,217 Points:254,980 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:58:34 PM Ignore crazycow2332 Report Abuse ok
USAv8tor Veteran Author Long Island Posts:348 Points:138,665 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:58:05 PM Ignore USAv8tor Report Abuse There was another oil spill?! It's the first I'm hearing about it.
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,970 Points:1,914,885 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:57:51 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse sounds like they weren't ready for this to happen.
Goody2317 All-Star Author Wilmington Posts:680 Points:617,155 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:55:42 PM Ignore Goody2317 Report Abuse Even with the best preventative measures, spills will happen.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,410,235 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:51:28 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Safety overhaul in addition to the proliferation of alternatives!!!
ty58 Veteran Author Akron Posts:320 Points:481,530 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:45:16 PM Ignore ty58 Report Abuse who pays for the clean up....
gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:501,230 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:44:54 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse They always need to pay for there mistakes and need better safety programs.
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,757 Points:640,400 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:41:05 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse They should be paying for everything.
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,734 Points:2,462,430 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:39:22 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Clean it up.
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,469 Points:1,273,315 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:38:30 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse Despite all their procedures and regulations, they are essentially not followed and nobody is held responsible. The shift supervisor who failed to identify the loss of pressure as a leak should be fired (or at least placed on permanent probation), but the local law enforcement or 911 dispatchers share in the blame by not notifying Enbridge of the leak.
bif65 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,023 Points:194,755 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:38:21 PM Ignore bif65 Report Abuse ok
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,374 Points:695,250 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:37:10 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Yup. Guilty Enbridge is of buying up old rusty pipes from the US. I thought we in Canada were smarter. I got 15 miles miles highway 2 up to Calgary freshly paved over the last 3 weeks. I wonder how many barrels of oil wash up when it rains big time tomorrow afternoon. Being born with dry skin, I feel more than most.My skin burns more yet, if you all die from unseen toxins giving you cancer, I won't care. You are all "Sheeple" herded by the media into a certain why of thinking. [Edited by: knot2swift at 6/4/2012 11:44:39 PM EST]
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,337 Points:1,537,705 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:36:57 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse Sounds like Enbridge needs to pull its head out of its....
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,492 Points:600,445 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:35:20 PM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse yup!
dchiou Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,811 Points:789,740 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:33:47 PM Ignore dchiou Report Abuse still cleaning!!!
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,239 Points:584,220 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:33:03 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse It still is not totally cleaned up yet!!!!!!
SpankyMI Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,693 Points:756,255 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:32:40 PM Ignore SpankyMI Report Abuse Oil pipe lines should not run along side or cross water ways.
Mustache_33 All-Star Author Toronto Posts:900 Points:181,455 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:31:46 PM Ignore Mustache_33 Report Abuse part of the procedure should be... everytime something irresponsible like this that happens, year-end bonuses should be cancelled for the top 10 decision-maker executives,and use the money to repair the problem and part should be donated to Greenpeace, and in-part to the community emergency fund.
CTarp Champion Author Texas Posts:1,234 Points:604,630 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:29:50 PM Ignore CTarp Report Abuse Just plain sloppy.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,830 Points:1,608,250 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:29:13 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “I thought Exxon Valdiz [sic] had done that.” Lessons like that generally have to be relearned by each new generation.
furiousfowl Champion Author Riverside Posts:16,835 Points:2,745,180 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:28:25 PM Ignore furiousfowl Report Abuse sounds like they're run by BP
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,043 Points:1,727,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:27:54 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse tax galore
J4romeo All-Star Author Gary Posts:506 Points:1,214,925 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:21:08 PM Ignore J4romeo Report Abuse All the money they make, fix the problems b4 they come up!!
justmedc Veteran Author Michigan Posts:382 Points:174,045 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:20:25 PM Ignore justmedc Report Abuse wow! procedures will have to be changed
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,125 Points:1,879,670 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:13:44 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Old pipline.
serrog Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:5,544 Points:1,508,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:11:24 PM Ignore serrog Report Abuse I thought Exxon Valdiz had done that
vwgtidude Rookie Author San Jose Posts:38 Points:78,340 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:08:34 PM Ignore vwgtidude Report Abuse hmm
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,635 Points:2,077,565 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:08:22 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse "Double walled" pipe when in proximity to lakes and streams should be mandatory.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,902 Points:1,570,980 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:06:19 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse bad operating procedures
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:55:36 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse Their operating procedures are abysmal
ggordo Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,655 Points:350,680 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:54:50 PM Ignore ggordo Report Abuse they're run by BP
iamforiu Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,555 Points:707,740 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:50:00 PM Ignore iamforiu Report Abuse hmmm
Fedorov91 Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,465 Points:876,510 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:46:54 PM Ignore Fedorov91 Report Abuse still much safer than trains or trucks
petrpuck All-Star Author Hamilton Posts:559 Points:415,460 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:45:38 PM Ignore petrpuck Report Abuse I'll say.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,768 Points:652,070 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:41:51 PM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse Yes
Yankee829 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,186 Points:555,590 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:41:35 PM Ignore Yankee829 Report Abuse Ok
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,565 Points:705,210 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:37:56 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse hmmmm
garyr86 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,991 Points:602,525 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:36:17 PM Ignore garyr86 Report Abuse Keep the oil flowing but just clean up the mess. Mo method of transportation is perfect. Trains and cars get in accidents, ships sink, pipes burst etc
GOBUTLER Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,425 Points:386,835 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:32:28 PM Ignore GOBUTLER Report Abuse Interesting....
CapNC Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:390 Points:358,595 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:29:13 PM Ignore CapNC Report Abuse dems doing all they can to demonize the Canadian pipeline
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,208 Points:869,060 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:28:55 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse This seems to be a rare pipeline failure. The vast majority quietly operate without incident.
sillywagon Champion Author New York Posts:14,849 Points:1,436,370 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:27:13 PM Ignore sillywagon Report Abuse Is Enbridge paying for the clean up costs... fully? Mistakes must be learned from. Some people think that regulations have magic powers and can prevent fraud, accidents, and mistakes. Regulations didn't stop Bernie Maddof, nor BP's oil spill in the Gulf.