[All] Letter to Prime Minister et al.

[Louisette Lanteigne]

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From: Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
To: Mark Calzavara <mcalzavara at canadians.org> 
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:10:29 AM
Subject: Fw: US department of Transportation: OIL & GAS Pipeline report
 

FYI

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Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:09:51 AM
Subject: US department of Transportation: OIL & GAS Pipeline report
 

Dear Prime Minister and Ministers et al.

A newly published report by the US department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reveals that it is up to the public to find oil and gas leaks. 

Report says that pipeline leaks, ruptures, and spills are “systematically causing more and more property damage…in a bad year you can have up to $5 billion in property damages due to pipeline related accidents.”


Given the volume of public property damage, the report comments that pipeline companies would be “probably justified” in spending $490,000 a year for every 400 miles of pipeline. He adds that the reality is that “right now companies might spend a tenth of that figure."
In conclusion, leak detection technology around pipelines is not modern, scientific or technical. In today’s age, that will just not fly politically.
Here is a published news article regarding this: 
http://oilandgas-investments.com/2012/energy-services/leak-detection-pipeline-industry/

Here is the link to the full report: 
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/FilGet.mtg?fil=397

In light of this information I believe it is reasonable to place a moratorium on the building of all new oil pipes until such as time as these issues have been reasonably addressed.  There is no plausible deniability on this issue. You have been informed. 


Yours in good faith,

Louisette Lanteigne
700 Star Flower Ave.
Waterloo ON
N2V 2L2
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