Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of

Beyond Keystone XL: Three controversial pipelines you probably haven’t heard of

By Kiley Kroh, Climate Progress (Aug 16, 2013) – “Converting pipelines makes [approval] easier and riskier, too,’ explains Weimer. ‘Keystone is brand new, state of the art pipeline with its own set of problems. Enbridge on the other hand, is converting other pipelines that have already been in the ground for years — putting in new types of crude or switching natural gas to liquid on pipelines that aren’t built to today’s standards. Those old pipes being re-purposed certainly presents a new risk.’”