Feb. 14, 2008: Environmental Groups Say Study Fails to Heed RisksMedia Clip
Posted February 14th, 2008 by ElenaVelkov
The Dakota Resource Council and other clean-energy advocates oppose the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline's approval. The Forum BISMARCK – The TransCanada Keystone Pipeline shouldn’t have a final go-ahead yet because a federal environmental study failed to heed the increased global warming caused by the “dirty” tar sands oil the line would carry, environmental groups said Wednesday. The groups, including the Dickinson, N.D.-based Dakota Resource Council, also charge that the proposed pipe strength isn’t good enough to ensure groundwater safety and that the federal study neglected to consider protection of American Indian cultural resources. The 30-inch pipeline, set for construction beginning this spring, is to run from Alberta through Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois. It will carry oil extracted from the northern Alberta tar sands to Illinois refineries, with a future branch extending to a crude oil hub in Oklahoma. |
