The full details of Kinder Morgan’s emergency management plans for the Trans Mountain pipeline will remain secret. The National Energy Board (NEB) has rejected a demand from the B.C. government for Kinder Morgan to fully disclose the plans.
The province had argued they needed to see the entire plan to determine if the company could adequately respond to a spill for its proposed $6.5-billion expansion of the pipeline. The expansion project will twin the pipeline and triple capacity to open access to new Asian markets for bitumen from the Alberta oil sands.
Several municipalities and regional districts — including Vancouver, Burnaby and Abbotsford — supported the province’s demand. It was also supported by First Nations in B.C. and Washington State and environmental and community groups.
Gordon Hoekstra – Vancouver Sun – January 18, 2015
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