If Spectra was so negligent the Canadian FERC equivalent had to threaten
to shut down a natural gas plant to get cooperation about leaks
and flares caused by negligence, and still fined Spectra,
why should we believe Spectra’s claims of silence or safety
for its invading Albany, Georgia Sabal Trail compressor station?
Canada’s National Energy Board fined Spectra Energy Transmission
$88,000 on 22 January 2015 for
numerous incidents of negligence, failing to comply with national
and internal safety procedures, and
The company failed to take reasonable care to ensure safety hazards
had been properly identified.
Get this:
However, despite previous findings of similar non-compliances at
other facilities (Aitken Creek Gas Plant and Fort Nelson North
Processing Facility), the company failed to take preventative action
in advance of the NEB inspection at the Dawson Creek location.
Spectra didn’t even bother to clean up its act when it knew inspectors
were coming.
Speaking of Fort Nelson, Continue reading Spectra’s Canadian negligence and Fort Nelson leak and flare →
I haven’t heard too much from the elected officials in Terrell County as concerned. As a matter of fact, I haven’t heard from our state representative. Even our Senator who represents this area, on the health of the citizens that live in this area.
