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February 6, 2014

Report: 2009 TransCanada Natural Gas Pipeline Rupture Kept from Public View 
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The company behind the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, Trans Canada,
is facing new scrutiny at home. The Canadian broadcaster CBC News has
revealed regulators buried a report about a rupture on a Trans Canada
natural gas pipeline in 2009. An investigation cited Trans Canada for
"inadequate" inspections and "ineffective" oversight. But for unknown
reasons, the incident was never publicly disclosed and the report never
released. The Canadian government has been a vocal proponent of Trans
Canada's plans for the Keystone XL. Speaking to the CBC, environmental
policy expert Nathan Lemphers said the report's disappearance raises
questions.

Nathan Lemphers: "It certainly seems fishy from the outside that this
report was kept quiet due to an apparent administrative error.
Certainly, if the report came out, it would have been — risen to
immediate public attention."

 

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