Companies Slated To Build Tar Sand Pipelines Have Spilled 63,000 Barrels Since 2010

Oil giants TransCanada, Kinder Morgan and Enbridge have together suffered 373 spills over the past seven years.

Lawrence Carter
Tim Donaghy
By Lawrence Carter
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Aan oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. Authorities say the pipeline spill is now believed to be one of the biggest in state history. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP)

The companies behind four proposed pipelines that would transport oil from Canada’s tar sands have spilled 63,000 barrels of hazardous liquids – including crude oil – from their existing US pipeline network since 2010, according to government data. Statistics from the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) – obtained

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BREAKING: Keystone XL Pipeline Officially Approved

Moments ago, the U.S. State Department issued a presidential permit for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, seven years after it was initially commissioned.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
President Donald Trump shows off his signature on an executive order about the Dakota Access pipeline, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Published in partnership with True Activist. Before the struggle over the Dakota Access pipeline came to the forefront of national news, there was the Keystone XL pipeline. Commissioned in 2010 by the TransCanada corporation, the seven-year-long debate over the pipeline’s future has been symbolic of the fight over the future of the United

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Keystone Pipeline Company Will Try Again Under Trump Presidency

Donald Trump said he would “absolutely approve it, 100 percent,” during his campaign. The company, TransCanada, listened.

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A placard with the Canadian flag rests on the ground covered in oil as demonstrators conduct a die-in to protest against the Keystone Pipeline and the Alberta Tar Sands outside of the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

TransCanada, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, said Wednesday it will try again to build the pipeline under a Donald Trump presidency, who will likely give it the green light. “We are evaluating ways to engage the new administrations on the benefits, the jobs and the tax revenues this project brings to the table,” wrote

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Media Silent As Keystone Pipeline Leak 100 Times Larger Than Initially Reported

TransCanada initially claimed Keystone pipeline spill only amounted to 4.5 barrels, but now puts estimate at 400 barrels.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla.

The oil spill that shut down a portion of the Keystone 1 pipeline in South Dakota last weekend is much bigger than initially estimated, TransCanada admitted on Thursday—almost 100 times bigger, in fact. The fossil fuel company said the “potential volume” of the spill in Freeman, discovered by a passerby on Saturday, was about 18,600 gallons, or

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Nebraska’s Cowboys And Indians Unite Against Keystone XL Pipeline

The U.S. government must consult with tribes on any issue that might affect them, but tribes say the government has failed to do so in regards to the path of the Keystone XL pipeline — a project that carries massive environmental and social concerns.

Christine Graef
By Christine Graef
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LINCOLN, Nebraska --- Thousands of people are expected to rally at the Harvest the Hope concert on a farm near Neligh, Nebraska, on Sept. 27. Headlined by Neil Young and Willie Nelson, proceeds from the sold out show will benefit the Indigenous Environmental Network, Bold Nebraska and the Cowboy & Indian Alliance -- groups that have united in

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A Scrambling TransCanada ‘Shows Power of Anti-Keystone Movement’

Continued delays force Keystone XL company to explore rail.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

Recent comments made by the head of energy giant TransCanada might have just put the spotlight on the power of the movement to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. The company's CEO, Russ Girling, told media this week that TransCanada was looking into the option of transporting crude from the Alberta tar sands by rail, amidst continued delays and

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