ENBRIDGE & KINDER MORGAN; DO IT RIGHT--or

Subject: Enbridge and Kinder Morgan,do it RIGHT or GO HOME

 

Enbridge have done a pitifully poor job of rebuilding public confidence after the Kalamazoo fiasco—what I want to see is a Board od Directors that gives a damn—instead we see a lot of pretty pictures from Janet Holder(sometimes misleading stuff )—we peasants can see thru this stuff and will see to it that our politicians will pay at the polls if they don’t bring the Enbridge Board od directors out of hiding—and stand before us and tell us how they’ve changed their culture—yes repent—‘have an operations safety EPIPHANY’..Enbridge no doubt have very competent operating and technical staff—put them on the road ,at moderated public events –their knowledgeable staff could make a powerful ,positive impression on the public—Obama and Harper,etc. stand in front of National audiences and in a moderated setting are put to the test---that’s where the public can and need to be convinced –Janet’s pretty ads are not doing the job..the NEB stuff is not seen or understood by the public—Enbridge need public acceptance and the the politicians are starting to ‘run scared’-

That’s my suggestion for Enbridge to dig themselves and their ‘supporting governments’ out of this deep hole—there are obvious benefits from pipe lines that we need and want—but trying to bully their way through does not appear to be working??

Also here’s an earlier attempt at ‘letter’--

We pay dearly for the politicians --and also for our major media--but all have gone into hiding it seems. I can't get any response from anyone--neither Enbridge,Kinder Morgan,major newspapers--or the community papers(although for a while these community papers and a few politicians did respond). Is Enbridge really controlling ALL MEDIA now with their huge,annoying,very profit making ads about the Northern Gateway pipeline project? Seems to be working.I suppose it's time for me to stop my subscription to the Sun--and turn off the obedient CKNW--and stick with media that cares..

Enbridge are still bullying their way through the Hearings---Kinder Morgan are merrily planning to introduce the very large crude oil tankers into Burrard Inlet(instead of Roberts Bank;where they belong!)--and nary a peep from anyone lately..

The recent shipping incident 'near misses' in Prince Rupert and Roberts Bank make me nervous--the best 'gadgets' in the world won't stop shipping incidents so long as humans are on board those ships..all we can do is minimize the probability of mishaps by adequate employee training and holding the Boards accountable for their corporate screw ups .But 'no' the pilots and the tug boat operators seem to be left to bear the brunt of 'accusations' for faulty performance...who permitted those folks to do their jobs with inadequate training---Another significant example for instance--consider the Kalamazoo,Michigan fiasco on the 40+ year old pipeline.Who,by implication, received the bulk of the blame.The operators in the Edmonton control room--you know those 'Keystone Kops', as labelled by the US National Transportation Safety Board( NTSB) . If the folks in the Edmonton control room had been properly trained would that incident have occurred? Who allowed those in the control room staff to behave in such a disorganized fashion--those that denied the necessary training some suggest--ultimately the ENBRIDGE Board of Directors!Similarly ,who was responsible to 'allow' the Kalamazoo pipeline ,that ultimately failed,to get into such a condition which permitted it to fail under fairly normal operating conditions--it wasn't the field personnel or the technical staff--it, ultimately ,was the Board od Directors--if not the Board,then WHO?

We are still nervous about the Enbridge bunch--no apparent culture change--just lots of talk and those ubiquitous ,sometimes misleading ads .What we should see, is an Enbridge Board 'operations safety Epiphany' announcing their new culture and full Board commitment to their new mission statement .The Board hides,the major media and politicians hide or abide..we peasants are left to question but no one hears---so the bullies win,maybe.The peasants are not happy,the polls tell us--are the politicos getting nervous?Remenber 'polls' are the most valued guideline in a politicians survival manual..so maybe the pipelines,either one,aren't yet a slam dunk...

OK peasants--keep pressing your favourite MP,MLA,Media person--to keep these potentially valued projects --but insist that the proponents do ir right--OR GO HOME!

I'm guessing that we can soon draw other ,more cooperative proponents to our province --ENBRIDGE and KINDER MORGAN--it's getting late--you stil have time to convince us that we should allow you to profit BUT first the pipe liners must show us that they will listen and do what's needed to minimize the probability of an 'incident'--There have been many sensible suggestions offered but little attention has been given these suggestions--a reminder of some(for Enbridge) I've seen

1.move out of Douglas Channel

2.let the Enbridge Board show in writing us that Enbridge has a new 'culture'

3. stop the silly ads and put your best people on the road at MODERATED presentations and DEBATES and let the BC public across the province judge the quality of your team.(most people do not attend NEB Hearings --we need to see those in charge , in person--).

And for the other pipeliner--one big issue

1.move all shipping and storage OUT OF BURRARD INLET and to ROBERTS BANK IT BELONGS.

2.we would alsoike to see your Board members and senior managers at similar public presentations---our North American leaders(Harper,Obama) go to moderated debates to sell their policies and their 'persons' --you to can help the public to support your proposals --the NEB has a purpose but you also need public support these days--if your proposal is beneficial for us then you need to convince the public--the politicians watch the polls--and they are getting nervous?

Your move