<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The National Energy Board has a discussion paper to describe proposed changes to improve and streamline NEB regulations for preventing damage to oil pipelines. They are looking for public comments on ways to prevent spills. Interested parties are invited to send comments in writing on or before Monday, 11 February 2013</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;">. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family:
tahoma, 'new york', times, serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">For more information please visit here:</span></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rpblctn/ctsndrgltn/rrggnmgpnb/dmgprvntnrgltn/prpsdchngdscssnppr2012-eng.html#s4.0">http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rpblctn/ctsndrgltn/rrggnmgpnb/dmgprvntnrgltn/prpsdchngdscssnppr2012-eng.html#s4.0</a></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Some issues that could be raised include:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Climate change issues related to structural integrity issues. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">For the view of climate projections for Toronto in 2040 you can use this report: </span><a href="http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51653.pdf">http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51653.pdf</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Risks of unmarked abandoned wells and potential for deep aquifer contamination</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The need to update and regulate monitoring practices.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The need to improve response times and protocols</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height:
19px;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The need to improve preliminary baseline EA data.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">KEY REPORT by US Transportation shows: It is up to public to find oil spills, companies are paying 1/10 what they should to prevent spills, damages up to 5 Billion annually &
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