Environmentalists concerned about pipeline safety

Published: February 17, 2011
Tags: crude oil, Natural Resources Defense Council, oil, pipeline, Pipeline Safety Trust, Sierra Club, Superior, tar sands crude

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several environmental groups say highly corrosive Canadian crude oil makes underground pipelines in northern Minnesota and elsewhere vulnerable to leaks and ruptures. The groups say tar sands crude from Canada is more toxic than ordinary petroleum. The report from the environmentalists is the latest round in a fight over proposed and existing [...]