[Ost-news] South Dakota/ Keystone Pipeline: What Happens If There's A Spill?

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06/26/2007  
Pipeline: What Happens If There's A Spill?  
[http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,58249][1]

Tuesday night's public meetings about the TransCanada pipeline are expected to draw a large crowd, and a main concern is the possibility of fuel spills. 

With more than 200 miles of pipeline that would run under the South Dakota prairie, a leak or a spill is a possibility, which could contaminate our water, air, and land. 

While Keystone officials say TransCanada has never had a leak on a pipeline constructed after 1980, it will be prepared for such an event.

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    [1]: http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,58249 (http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,58249)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/south-dakota-keystone-pipeline-what-happens-if-theres-spill

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