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Friday, August 2, 2013

TransCanada Says Environmental And Safety Concerns Top Priority

The official announcement about the west-east pipeline is only a day old and already environmental concerns are being raised about the 12-billion dollar project.

TransCanada President of Energy and Oil Pipelines - Alex Pourbaix - says the pipeline proposal is environmentally friendly and will existing pipe and rights of way as much as possible.

Pourbaix says electric pumps along the route will reduce noise and air pollution with the line constantly monitored by the company's high-tech monitoring centre on a 24-7 basis.

He says TransCanada is spending billions on improving safety making the Energy East pipeline proposal the most responsible solution to the country's current and future energy needs.