Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline

Friends of the Earth issued a statement following TransCanada's announcement that approximately 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone pipeline in northeastern South Dakota, calling for fossil fuels to be kept in the ground to prevent climate catastrophe.

• TransCanada reported an oil leak from the Keystone pipeline in northeastern South Dakota, with an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil released.
• Ben Schreiber of Friends of the Earth characterized the spill as a result of TransCanada's "horrible safety record" and argued that fossil fuels must remain in the ground to avoid "climate catastrophe."

APA

Schreiber, B. (2017). Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/uncategorized/statement-transcanada-oil-spill-keystone-pipeline/

Chicago

Schreiber, Ben. Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline. Friends of the Earth, 2017. https://foe.org/uncategorized/statement-transcanada-oil-spill-keystone-pipeline/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Schreiber |first1=Ben |title=Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=27 November 2017 |url=https://foe.org/uncategorized/statement-transcanada-oil-spill-keystone-pipeline/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{schreiber2017statement, author = {Schreiber, Ben}, title = {{Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/uncategorized/statement-transcanada-oil-spill-keystone-pipeline/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }