Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility

At Northern Gateway, safeguarding the quality-of-life enjoyed by communities along the project route is always front-of-mind. The long-term success of our project depends on our ability to construct and operate the project in an environmentally responsible way. As part of Northern Gateway’s planning, a team of over 200 environmental experts and scientists conducted comprehensive marine biology, geology, archaeology and other environmental analysis along the project route.

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Impacts

Pipelines are the safest method of transporting fuels, as they have the least amount of releases of any transportation mode.

Liquid pipeline spills along rights of way have decreased over the past decade, in terms of both the number of spills and the amount of product spilled. On average, for every barrel of oil (42 gallons) shipped 1,000 miles, less than one teaspoon is lost from a liquid pipeline.

In addition to the fewest releases, pipeline transportation has the lowest input energy requirements and carbon footprint compared to other transportation modes (barge, truck, rail, and marine). Due to the volume that must be transported, pipelines are the only feasible method for moving the enormous quantities of petroleum America consumes each day.

In 2010 Enbridge safely transported 950 million barrels of hydrocarbons with a safety record better than 99.99%. That’s a powerful demonstration of our commitment to safety.

Judge us by what we’ve done – year in, year out – through our 60 year history. Safety is our highest priority. No accident is ever acceptable. Our objective is to avoid spills.

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Responses

Our goal is always to have zero spills. Along the Northern Gateway pipeline route, safety measures will include:

Installing safety control valves on...