Tag: Oil Tanker Safety
Ban on West Coast oil tanker traffic not based on evidence
“The move to place a moratorium on oil tanker traffic likely ends the prospect of constructing the Northern Gateway pipeline…” Troy Media – During the recent election campaign, the new federal government committed to pursuing evidence-based public policy. In the mandate letters delivered to each minister at the end of last week, there’s a sentence […]
Heimdal, N.D. explosion amps up debate over oil tanker safety
A train that derailed and caught fire early Wednesday near Heimdal in rural North Dakota was hauling crude from the state’s oil patch, raising questions about whether new state standards intended to reduce the volatility of such shipments are sufficient. The six tank cars that exploded into flames were a model slated to be phased […]
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