The British Columbia government announced this afternoon (February 28) it is seeking comment on four policy areas of oil spill response. The fifth, on restricting diluted bitumen transport through the province which sparked the row with Alberta, is being referred to the courts. “We understand the personal …
British Columbians are going to get a chance to have their voices heard on how to address the threat of oil spills in the province. On Wednesday afternoon, the B.C. government announced it is holding a public consultation on how the it should “defend B.C.'s land, coast and waters from oil spills.”.
Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, who cut her political teeth opposing drilling as a member of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association (she is still the group's vice president), noted a single leak from an oil well in an offshore fishing area “could devastate us all.” She's right. It would be the …
Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, who cut her political teeth opposing drilling as a member of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association (she is still the group's vice president), noted a single leak from an oil well in an offshore fishing area "could devastate us all." She's right. It would be the …
Ibama said in a statement that Hydro Alunorte was operating without environmental licenses and that heavy metals had been found in surface waters near the unit after rains caused what a Health Ministry watchdog institute has said was a leak. The company has denied there was a spill, but has said it …
Authorities don't believe the tar balls are related to an Oct. 20 barge explosion off Port Aransas that dumped 2,000 barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, said Timothy Piquette, a marine science technician II for the U.S. Coast Guard. All of the spilled oil from that barge is gone, but the tar still will be …
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BC environment minister unveils oil spill response paper
The Province Environment Minister George Heyman released his ministry's intention paper on the beefed-up provincial spill response regulations that he and Premier John Horgan promised to “defend B.C.'s interests” amid the prospect of increasing oil shipments across … |
Vancouver Sun |
BC environment minister unveils oil spill response paper
Vancouver Sun The province is seeking public input on its position to beef up oil–spill-response regulations for required response times, response plans and compensation for spill damage, B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman said Wednesday. Heyman released a 41 … BC government asks residents for feedback on oil spill prevention plans BC launches consultation process on oil spill response |
… truck will have a disproportionate impact on B.C.'s environment, Indigenous peoples, and the economy," the paper says. On response times, the paper proposes that owners of oil pipelines, and railways moving oil, should be required to demonstrate spill contingency plans within a specific time frame.
Just days after the B.C. government reached a truce with Alberta over the expansion of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline, the province has launched public consultations on how to defend its shores from oil spills. The consultation process sidesteps B.C.'s contentious plans to regulate increased oil …
Setting prescribed response times in the event of a spill. • Requiring oil transporters to write geographic response plans that set out what resources are required to support immediate spill responses in sensitive areas. • Determining compensation for the loss of public use of lands due to a spill including …
Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Classes resume at Berry College after chemical spill, evacuation
Atlanta Journal Constitution The Berry College science building was evacuated Wednesday due to a chemical spill, a university spokeswoman said. The Berry College science building was temporarily evacuated Tuesday due to a chemical spill in a storage room. Crews have since cleaned … |
