Statement on TransCanada Oil Spill on Keystone Pipeline
Summary
Friends of the Earth condemned TransCanada following a leak of approximately 210,000 gallons of oil from the Keystone pipeline in northeastern South Dakota, citing the company's poor safety record and calling for fossil fuels to remain in the ground to avoid climate catastrophe.
Key insights
- TransCanada reported an oil leak from the Keystone pipeline in northeastern South Dakota involving an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil.
- Friends of the Earth asserts that the spill is a result of TransCanada's poor safety record and argues that the only safe solution to prevent climate catastrophe is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
Cite the original document
- 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} }
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