The Kalamazoo tar sands spill was the result of multiple mistakes made by Enbridge but federal regulators are also culpable. Both federal regulators and the pipeline industry have too often treated this issue as a public relations issue prior to spills and disaster management afterward. There is a better way -- one that requires strong, clearly outlined regulations and a pipeline safety agency focused on preventing spills rather than responding to them. It was one of the largest oil spills in the Midwest and it’s not over yet. Crews are still cleaning up from last July’s oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. An oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners ruptured and spilled more than 840,000 gallons of heavy crude. The oil polluted Talmadge Creek and more than 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River.

Kalamazoo River tar sands oil spill · On Anniversary of Kalamazoo Pipeline Disaster, Survivor/BC Groups Urge “Don't Let It Happen Here.” July 26, 2016 /in Fossil Fuels, Press Releases /by Sierra Club. July 26, 2016. VICTORIA—Six years  Serious gaps exist in the region's oil-spill prevention and response policies. The region experienced firsthand the hazards of tar sands shipping in 2010. A catastrophic pipeline spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River left more than 20  The still-unfolding horrors of spilled bitumen in Michigan's Kalamazoo River explain why more pipelines are an It's part of the company's 3,000- km Lakehead system of pipelines, which transports bitumen oil from the tar sands of northern  26 Jul 2012 And we now have details regarding a tar sands oil spill which raise even greater concerns about the potential environmental impacts if the latest Keystone pipeline proposal is approved. The Enbridge Kalamazoo Disaster.

The still-unfolding horrors of spilled bitumen in Michigan's Kalamazoo River explain why more pipelines are an It's part of the company's 3,000- km Lakehead system of pipelines, which transports bitumen oil from the tar sands of northern 

The Kalamazoo River oil spill occurred in July 2010 when a pipeline operated by Enbridge (Line 6B) burst and flowed into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. A 6-foot (1.8 m) break in the pipeline resulted in one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history (the largest was the 1991 spill near Grand Rapids, Minnesota). EcoWatchBy Lauren BerlekampToday marks the three year anniversary of when Enbridge's tar sands pipeline spilled more than a million gallons of bitumen into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. This incident stands as America’s longest-running and most expensive oil cleanup project as state authorities a Tar sands oil spills. Included among Enbridge’s total is a 20,082 barrel spill of diluted bitumen into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River in 2010. Unlike conventional crude oil, bitumen has the consistency of a thick tar and is too thick to be pumped out of the ground. In order to flow through a pipeline, bitumen must be mixed with light crude oil or natural gas liquids to make diluted bitumen, or dilbit. More than seven years have passed since an Enbridge oil pipeline ruptured and spilled more than a million gallons of tar sands oil, also known as diluted bitumen, near a tributary leading to Michigan's Kalamazoo River. Once in the water, the oil — which spill responders initially did not know was tar sands oil — ended up sinking to the sediment on the river bottom and causing major Michigan residents discuss the ongoing cleanup of the 2010 Kalamazoo River tar sands pipeline oil spill. Tar sands, also referred to as oil sands, are a combination of clay, sand, water, and heavy black viscous oil called bitumen. They can be extracted and processed to separate the bitumen, which is upgraded to synthetic crude oil and refined to make asphalt, gasoline, and jet fuel.

23 Mar 2014 Oil in the Kalamazoo River on July 28, 2010, three days after an Enbridge pipeline burst, causing the worst inland oil spill in U.S. history. The spill was particularly difficult to clean up because some of the oil sank.

In July 2010, a 30-inch Enbridge Energy pipeline burst in the rural area of Calhoun County, Michigan. The ruptured pipeline spilled approximately 20,000 barrels of tar sands diluted bitumen (dilbit) into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the   3 May 2018 More than 1 million gallons of tar sands oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River near the town of Marshall when a 6-foot rupture opened in Enbridge pipeline 6B. Despite warnings of trouble, oil flowed for 17 hours before Enbridge 

Serious gaps exist in the region's oil-spill prevention and response policies. The region experienced firsthand the hazards of tar sands shipping in 2010. A catastrophic pipeline spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River left more than 20 

In July 2010, a 30-inch Enbridge Energy pipeline burst in the rural area of Calhoun County, Michigan. The ruptured pipeline spilled approximately 20,000 barrels of tar sands diluted bitumen (dilbit) into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the   3 May 2018 More than 1 million gallons of tar sands oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River near the town of Marshall when a 6-foot rupture opened in Enbridge pipeline 6B. Despite warnings of trouble, oil flowed for 17 hours before Enbridge  20 Jul 2016 More than 1 million gallons of tar sands oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich., when a 6-foot rupture in Enbridge pipeline 6B opened on July 25 , 2010. Despite warnings of trouble, oil flowed for 17 hours  1 Feb 2018 More than seven years have passed since an Enbridge oil pipeline ruptured and spilled more than a million gallons of tar sands oil, also known as diluted bitumen , near a tributary leading to Michigan's Kalamazoo River. 30 Jul 2019 Nine years after one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history, the landscape has changed. Dilbit is a tar sands oil, a viscous petroleum reserve like asphalt. Mixing it with a gaseous petroleum source—in this case natural  21 Mar 2016 He says that's a “missed opportunity” to understand what happens when tar sands oil ends up where it shouldn't be. Listen. 16 Aug 2012 What could be worse than a ruptured pipeline of crude oil? A ruptured pipeline of tar sands oil — a thick, sticky substance. Cleanup of a 2010 spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River took much longer and was far harder than 

In July 2010, a 30-inch Enbridge Energy pipeline burst in the rural area of Calhoun County, Michigan. The ruptured pipeline spilled approximately 20,000 barrels of tar sands diluted bitumen (dilbit) into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the  

Up to a million gallons of tar-sands crude oil was released into the creek, which contaminated a 30-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River in excellent ecological condition. The magnitude of the oil spill made it one of the largest in-land oil spills ever experienced in the United States at the time.

A ruptured pipeline of tar sands oil — a thick, sticky substance. Cleanup of a 2010 spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River took much longer and was far harder than anyone had anticipated. It's now a cautionary tale for people in the middle of the new Keystone pipeline's path. It was the first-ever major spill of this type of heavy oil, and it blindsided EPA cleanup crews: recovering the 1.2 million gallons of oil that have been cleaned up so far has cost the pipe’s On July 26, 2010, a 30-inch pipeline belonging to Enbridge Inc. ruptured near Marshall, Michigan and contaminated Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River with hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil. EPA ordered Enbridge to dredge submerged oil and oil-contaminated sediment from the Kalamazoo River. The Kalamazoo tar sands spill was the result of multiple mistakes made by Enbridge but federal regulators are also culpable. Both federal regulators and the pipeline industry have too often treated this issue as a public relations issue prior to spills and disaster management afterward. There is a better way -- one that requires strong, clearly outlined regulations and a pipeline safety agency focused on preventing spills rather than responding to them. It was one of the largest oil spills in the Midwest and it’s not over yet. Crews are still cleaning up from last July’s oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. An oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners ruptured and spilled more than 840,000 gallons of heavy crude. The oil polluted Talmadge Creek and more than 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River. The Kalamazoo River oil spill occurred in July 2010 when a pipeline operated by Enbridge (Line 6B) burst and flowed into Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. A 6-foot (1.8 m) break in the pipeline resulted in one of the largest inland oil spills in U.S. history (the largest was the 1991 spill near Grand Rapids, Minnesota). EcoWatchBy Lauren BerlekampToday marks the three year anniversary of when Enbridge's tar sands pipeline spilled more than a million gallons of bitumen into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. This incident stands as America’s longest-running and most expensive oil cleanup project as state authorities a