Nawww . . . . so what the hell is this then? . . . .   
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   Spill at Kinder Morgan station near Kamloops, B.C. was MUCH larger than first   
   stated by province   
      
   Province's Environment ministry originally said May 27 spill was around 100   
   litres   
      
   An oil spill at a Kinder Morgan pipeline pump station north of Kamloops, B.C.   
   was bigger than the province's Environment ministry initially stated.   
      
   The May 27 spill occurred when a flow meter at the company's Darfield pump   
   station leaked crude oil into the ground.   
      
   At the time, the B.C. Environment ministry said about 100 litres of crude oil   
   had been released and Kinder Morgan would not confirm the amount of the spill,   
   pending an investigation   
      
      
   4,800 litres released   
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   On Saturday, Ali Hounsell, a spokesperson for the Trans Mountain pipeline   
   expansion project, said an estimated 4.8 cubic metres or 4,800 litres of   
   medium crude was released.   
      
   One hundred litres is the minimum threshold under the company's  spill   
   reporting obligations.    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
      
   Ministry spokesperson, David Karn, said in an email to CBC news that   
   government officials have communicated with the company about "the importance   
   of accurate spill volume reporting."          ("communicated" - how pithy!)   
      
   The company says workers are now in the final stages of the clean up.   
      
   The province said no waterways were affected, and that the spill has been   
   contained within station property.   
      
   In a statement on the afternoon of the spill, Kinder Morgan said it was   
   alerted to an operational disruption through its internal safety system in the   
   early hours of the day.   
      
      
   Ottawa to buy pipeline   
      
   The spill occurred just days before a deadline set by Kinder Morgan for its   
   controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.   
      
   The company suspended all non-essential construction on the project in April,   
   citing opposition from the B.C. government that put the viability of the   
   pipeline in question. And it had set a May 31 deadline for getting assurances   
   it could proceed without    
   delays on the controversial project.   
      
   Two days after the spill, Ottawa announced it would buy the Trans Mountain   
   pipeline and related infrastructure for $4.5 billion.   
      
   As a precaution after the spill, the company shut down the main Trans Mountain   
   pipeline, but restarted it later that day.   
      
   It also conducted air monitoring and advised neighbours and stakeholders about   
   the spill.   
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   I guess we know whose taxpayers are going to be on the hook for these 'leaks'   
   in future, don't we?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)