Canada's energy industry, adhere to, it doesn't have a plan of pipeline of crude oil from Maine to Montreal to reverse flow, but opposed the idea of what action to take and New England town pacify 18 members of congress are demanding a comprehensive environmental review.
Environmentalists in the United States and Canada started rising alarm about oil, they call it the "tar sands" or "oil sands" move in northern New England a few months ago.
"This is a destructive fuel climate, vermont committed to clean energy, said Jim murphy," the national wildlife federation. "We don't want to be by destroying the climate of fuel."
Portland in eastern Canada Montreal pipe production line, with imports of oil and oil refineries have foreign crude oil tanker docked in Portland, Maine, inland. But, as Canada's energy industry is trying to figure out how to benefit from the new technology, enabling them to use large reserves of oil in alberta, it shipment are already looking for ways to the east -, opponents worry that foreign by Portland catheter.
Opponents claim mobile alberta oil ageing Portland Montreal pipeline threat, because it is thicker, more corrosive than the average crude oil, make it more easy to overflow, and lead to environmental disaster. Oil problem is the same, in the United States in central and western the main keystone pipeline through an expansion of the controversial
"If they found any way in all of eastern Canada's tar sands oil refinery, I think some people would say, 'let's turn the Portland - Montreal pipe, because we don't need () thick," said David Runnalls energy experts, Canadian think-tank center for international governance innovation. "It's basically just be talking about. How much, this is serious, in this sense, everyone spent 25 cents, is suspicious."
Maine's company, have pipeline CEO will be very pleased to have this opportunity to find new business use 24 inch pipe, built in the 1950 s, through which the town in Maine, New Hampshire and vermont. He told the media last month in the United States and Canada, as well as the legislation of booth in vermont, but has not been clearly put forward reverse flow.
CEO larry Wilson said: "we just don't have a project at this time,". "We would consider any number of opportunities, we will continue to do this, I hope people can understand us, we will be happy to consider one of opportunity to go to south Portland from Montreal to reverse."
Dubious plans - or the lack of - calgary-based Enbridge, pipeline company is seeking regulatory regime, and Montreal, Ontario, with reverse flow, called the line 9, another pipeline, the oil from the oil refinery in western Canada Quebec.
Still, the company flatly denied any Portland Montreal line design.
White, the Enbridge company spokesman graham said: "we don't have with the company or the bank's participation, so it's not the real me, on behalf of or in any way they speculate what their plan is,". "In fact, our refinery in Quebec in reverse line 9 line not connected to any PMPL or move any kind of products to the United States coast and Portland."
In the New England region of the central intelligence agency (CIA) is a less visible part of the shipment to discuss how to western Canada's oil futures prices in a large. This problem is also in the proposed keystone XL pipeline, the pipeline will run several central and western countries, the us oil refineries along the gulf of Mexico.
Environmentalists complained that the Keystone pipeline and others with the same Canadian crude oil not only easier to leakage and leakage, because the nature of the oil, but also the combustion, fuel than light crude contribution "more greenhouse gas emissions.
Canada's eastern transport oil to refineries, dependence on foreign oil and reduce countries, become a more distinct "trapezoidal correction plan was vetoed by President barack Obama to the efforts of the government, Runnalls said.
There is a short, hard, Montreal pipeline, to reverse the Portland in 2008, but it was abandoned during the recession.
"If you join points, there is great interest in the mobile oil in alberta, where is it going?" Sandra levin, vermont's office of the attorney law foundation, one battle groups may reverse channel.
This issue has received attention, members of the U.S. house of representatives and the senate, all Democrats keep an independent, from Arizona, division has asked countries to John Kerry (John Kerry), need a comprehensive environmental impact statements Portland pipeline companies seek to reverse flow.
"Under the state council has the responsibility to ensure that international pipeline project serving the interests of the state and prevent, our communities and the environment risks of damaging leaks, said:" on February 26, writing to kerry.
About tar sands oil galvanized 29 reversing pipelines in vermont town town meeting this month held a non-binding vote against it. Doesn't take into account issues of community voted in favor of pipes - but did not hold any part of the community to vote.
Burke, the east station, carol Krochak downstream along the stream pipe, who lives in vermont town, read out a positive opinion in her town meeting, the concerns of the conveying pipe reverse opponents.
"I'm not a scientist, I can't evaluation, said:" Krochak, he described himself "very concerned", and want people to know her fears. "This is very important and professional knowledge of the people who also see."
Burke, no vote against project, but the state planning commission requirements, in order to check for any counter proposal through the vermont, in the process of land use planning, this may take several years.
Attention votes in Boston, led by Canadian consulate sent letters to vermont towns and 23 to attend the meeting, five communities in Maine, said alberta oil leakage pose a greater threat than conventional crude oil or environment. Officials also emphasized in the letter, don't know any specific plan, the tar sands oil between Montreal and Portland.
Runnalls points out, though, Canada's oil industry invest at least $50 billion, in the alberta oil.
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