October 4, 2021
By Joe Sutton and Sussannah Cullinane
An oil pipeline off the coast of Southern California (click here) has spewed more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, coating local wildlife habitats, shutting down a swath of popular beaches and potentially harming human health.
The leak appears to have stopped and oil removal efforts are underway, officials said Sunday.
The breach, reported Saturday, occurred about 5 miles off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County, spilling the equivalent of an estimated 3,000 barrels -- or 126,000 gallons -- of post-production crude, local officials said.
Divers have been inspecting the 17-mile pipeline, hoping to find its exact source. The leak's cause remains unknown....
This is post production oil. That means there is a refinery offshore. Since when do refineries exist offshore at all.
The beaches are closed and we know from other oil spills, this disaster is ongoing over decades of time.
Governor Newsome needs to file suilt against the oil company and seek to shutdown the pipelines permanently. The company MUST remove all the oil or they need to pay California for the years to come of lost tourist income as the toxins maintain not far from bare feet walking across beach sand. The only way to resolve this pollution now is to remove all the natural sand and conduct beach replacement. That is expensive. Wildlife will continue to be effected so long as there is toxic oil imbedded in the beach sand.
October 4, 2021
By Joe Sutton and Sussannah Cullinane
An oil pipeline off the coast of Southern California (click here) has spewed more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, coating local wildlife habitats, shutting down a swath of popular beaches and potentially harming human health.
The leak appears to have stopped and oil removal efforts are underway, officials said Sunday.
The breach, reported Saturday, occurred about 5 miles off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County, spilling the equivalent of an estimated 3,000 barrels -- or 126,000 gallons -- of post-production crude, local officials said.
Divers have been inspecting the 17-mile pipeline, hoping to find its exact source. The leak's cause remains unknown....
More than 30 years ago the Exxon Valdes ran aground dumping enormous amounts of oil into the water. While the view is nice, there is still toxic oil in the soils less than 12 inches down.
On the surface, (click here) Prince William Sound appears to have recovered. But you don’t have to dig too deep—into the soil or into memories—to find the spill’s lingering effects....
Canada has to find better energy infrastructure from the Tar Sands is over. Enbridge needs to get a life. The idea a pipeline can be replaced with another pipeline ONLY IN A FAR MORE SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA OF EARTH is ridiculous.
Looking toward the tar sands to refine oil is a desperate act. The Tar Sands oil is very heavy and extremely energy demanding to refine. To build yet another pipeline is ridiculous and this one is completely an offense to the human condition on Earth.
Enbridge, based in Calgary, Alberta, (click here) built an oil pipeline running southeast from Canada's oil sands region to Lake Superior's western tip near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The pipeline replaces Enbridge's current Line 3, but with a larger line along a different route.
Enbridge says the existing Line 3 pipeline, built in the 1960s, needed to be replaced because it's corroded and cracked and requires extensive ongoing maintenance. As a result, it can't carry as much oil as it once could. It also means the line can't carry heavier grades of crude that come out of the oil sands region.
The company built along a new route that avoids the reservation of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, which opposed locating the new line across its land. Find a map of the current route here....
If President Biden is unable to discern the way forward with Enbridge, then send the issue to the Secretary of the Interior for an appropriate ruling.
STOPPING BUILDING PIPELINES AND SHUT DOWN LINE 5. See Enbridge doesn't see the difference between clean and pristine water and the idea that pipelines leak into the water, because, their leadership is as corrupt as it comes. There is no justification for furthering oil pipelines. This is a HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE issue and people come first.
Enbridge has alternative energy as a means for profit, it is offshore wind. They need to stick to the idea that oil is past and ancient and invest more and more into alternative energies.
Construction (click here) is about to start on the 448-MW Calvados offshore wind project, Enbridge’s third offshore wind farm in France, as the project secures a key investment milestone. The project will provide enough energy to power nearly 300,000 homes in the Normandy region when it reaches operation in 2024.
“We are pleased to have reached a final investment decision on our third offshore wind farm in France, and for construction to formally commence on the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) project,” says Matthew Akman, Enbridge’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Power. “Over the past several years, we have firmly established Enbridge as a competitive player in offshore wind in Europe and developed an extensive portfolio of projects.”
Adds Akman: “Enbridge is investing in renewable power projects that support the transition to a lower-carbon economy and are aligned with our low-risk investment approach.”
The project will use 64 Siemens Gamesa 7-MW offshore wind turbines and will be located between 10 and 18 kilometers (6-11 miles) off the coast of northwest France. The three-and-a-half-year construction project will create over 1,000 direct jobs in Normandy and will contribute to developing the future of France’s offshore wind industry....
OIL HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A CONVENIENT CASH FLOW DIRECTIVE OF MOST CEOs regardless of the business model they are engaged in. The drilling and pipeline paradigm must stop. The only method of energy required by any country is national defense. The private sector has to remove any dependency on the petroleum industry.
Drilling for oil is old and obsolete. These old plans for pipelines are wasted money.
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