So-Called ‘Failsafe’ Pipeline Leak Detection System Failed in Massive Alberta Tar Sands Spill

League of Conservation Voters

 

Last week, a tar sands pipeline burst in Canada, and now more than two football fields’ worth of land is covered in the sticky, hard-to-cleanup crude oil. This ecological tragedy should serve as a reminder that tar sands oil is far too risky to transport through our backyards. We still need to stop the Keystone XL pipeline once and for all: Tell President Obama today to reject the KXL permit permanently: http://bit.ly/1vz1HYf

So-Called ‘Failsafe’ Pipeline Leak Detection System Failed in Massive Alberta Tar Sands Spill

The Nexen pipeline spill is larger than the spill on the Kalamazoo River, which was the worst of its kind in U.S. history.

NEWSWEEK.COM|BY ZOË SCHLANGER