Mainstream Media + [UN]Ethical Oil = Minimal Oil Spill(s) Coverage
Déjà vu! Around this time, last year, Mainstream Media was providing minimal coverage of the Rainbow Pipeline leak. Fast-forward 1 year and yet another oil spill — an oil spill…
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Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Eight Months Later…
It has been 8 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. As of December 2, 2011,…
Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Six Months Later…
It has been 6 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. Initially, the Alberta media were…
Lubicon Cree First Nation not consulted before Plains Midstream Canada given OK to restart
Plains Midstream Canada no longer provides web updates regarding the percentage of oil that has been recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak site. Plains Midstream Canada has only recovered 49%…
Plains Midstream Canada given final OK to restart Rainbow Pipeline
Plains Midstream Canada has been given the final OK to restart the Rainbow Pipeline. Almost 4 months after the largest Alberta pipeline discharge in 36 years, and less than 30…
Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Three Months Later…
It has been 3 months since Plains Midstream Canada reported that there had been a Rainbow Pipeline leak, 100 km NE of Peace River, Alberta. Initially, the Alberta media were…