Transmountain Pipeline Expansion Case Study

The TransMountain Pipeline Expansion Project is intended to maximise the energy potential of Canada by laying a pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby City. Though it intends to create jobs, inject huge capital into the economy, and improve lives, there is an increased anxiety about the safety measures incorporated into the whole project. This is partly because of the lack of involvement of the people who will be directly affected by the project in the decision-making process. There wasn't enough education on the safety and the accident prevention plan of the project. This has resulted in an increased uncertainty and insecurity about the pipeline project. This analysis looks at the damage the pipeline project will cause to communities and the possible alternative measures
This has increased the concerns of persons who are going to be affected directly or indirectly by this project. The safety concerns raised by these persons include; the fear of a spillover, degradation of the environment and a foreseeable increase in traffic. These concerns are legitimated by the fact that the Company didn't do a broad base consultation, especially with the citizens. That would have been an invaluable opportunity to address all the concerns of Environmentalists and the First Nations.
Undertaking the following actions will be a bold step at regaining the confidence of the people for the effective implementation of the project;
1. the use of the best technology;
2. application of a Pigouvian tax on the carbon emissions from the project and every barrel of bitumen for reinvestment in ecological conservation;
3. Strick implementation and adherence of the 157 conditions precedents to the start of the project;
4. Establishment of a special fund by the company for rehabilitating any damage that will be caused during the construction project;
5. Extensive education on the