Kinder Morgan Pipeline, protests and politics: a UBC perspective – The Ubyssey

November 24, 2014

The Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline developments have sparked outcry from many British Columbians, including members of the UBC community.

Kinder Morgan is a Texas energy company that plans to expand its current Trans Mountain pipeline, which stretches for 1,150 kilometres from Burnaby to Edmonton. The proposed expansion would triple the carrying capacity of the current pipeline and bring 890,000 barrels of both crude and refined oil through the Burrard Inlet every day.

Before the expansion is submitted for approval by the National Energy Board, Kinder Morgan needs to conduct survey work in the part of Burnaby Mountain that is expected to hold parts of the pipeline.