Premier Clark urged to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline for failing key condition
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is being challenged to reject Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal because it can never meet one of her five conditions to support oil pipeline development.
More than 30 environmental, social and aboriginal groups from across Canada have sent a letter to Clark reminding her that one of B.C.’s conditions for pipeline support includes assurances of a world-leading oil-spill response.
The groups say a study from the National Academy of Science concludes that oil containing diluted bitumen acts differently than other types of crude when spilled.
The study warns that diluted bitumen sinks in water and there is no known way to clean up heavy oils that settle to the bottom of oceans, lakes or rivers.