Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, May 25, 2012

Water and oil spill discovered near Rainbow Lake

CALGARY — Provincial regulators are reporting the weekend discovery of a “substantial” leak of oil and water from a feeder pipeline in a remote northwest corner of Alberta.

Workers conducting clean up operations on site have yet to determine the volume of liquid spilled in boggy muskeg 20 kilometres southeast of Rainbow Lake, but well operator Pace Oil and Gas said it covered about half a kilometre in length.

The Energy Resources Conservation Board was told of the spill on Saturday, and is investigating how long the pipe, flowing to a disposal well, had been leaking brackish water and oil.

“We are working with the company to determine the scope of the incident,” said spokesman Darin Barter. “It is big enough to be a significant spill.”

The fluid, commonly called emulsion, was a byproduct of natural gas production and was being injected into a disposal well, said Colin Merrick, vice-president of operations, Wednesday.

“We haven’t determined if the leak has gone off-lease or not,” Merrick said. “We know that the leak covers an area of approximately 500 metres by 200 metres wide.”

The area is covered with pockets of standing water and is only accessible during the winter months by ice road, he said.

The spill was discovered during a routine fly-over by another company with operations in the area, Merrick said.

Original Article
Source: calgary herald
Author: Dina O'Meara

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