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Government logs show delays in report of Michigan oil spill

Free Press -- What did Enbridge Energy Partners know about crude oil spilling from a ruptured pipe in west Michigan?

And when did the energy company -- and its Canadian parent, Enbridge Inc. -- realize it had a potential disaster seeping into the Kalamazoo River?

U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, member of a House subcommittee that oversees the nation's network of oil and gas pipelines, said the panel is launching an investigation to answer those questions. Schauer, a Battle Creek Democrat who lives 15 miles from the spill, continued his verbal assault on Enbridge on Friday, saying it failed to promptly report the leak to federal authorities, delaying their response.

The company's president and CEO, Patrick Daniel, apologized again for the mess the company created, even as he defended Enbridge's response. The

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Submitted Jul 31, 2010 By: PDQBlues

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,242 Points:1,157,915 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 7:36:35 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse What's the point? The damage is already done.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,455 Points:696,370 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 8:59:31 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse classic corporate behavior.
ArmydudeNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,205 Points:403,125 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 4:23:46 AM Ignore ArmydudeNC Report Abuse Why are we not surprised? I bet Enbridge was trying to contain the spill first before having the report the spill. Once it was determined it was too big to hide then the spill was reported.
realtorguzzler Veteran Author Florida Posts:304 Points:57,775 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 8:04:46 PM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Politics plays a big part again.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,283 Points:430,725 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 7:55:51 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Again they should be fined
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,541 Points:893,780 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 7:33:07 PM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse BHO's CRONIES drop the ball again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:2,168 Points:701,550 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:14:57 PM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse It sure seems to be getting harder to make a buck!!
tarheelcoastie All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:561 Points:206,685 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:51:57 PM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse Enbridge is now in the middle of building a pipeline from Canada's oil sands to the coast. Better think twice!
JimTee All-Star Author Tampa Posts:915 Points:790,090 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:37:57 PM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse Wow! That's a real surprise...
ncomet1 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:261 Points:148,250 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:06:55 PM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse People were reporting the smell of natural gas or crude oil the night before. Enbridge did not report the spill until after it had been found by someone else, who had reported that there was oil in a creek.
Huskersed All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:504 Points:263,810 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:39:44 AM Ignore Huskersed Report Abuse Same thing happened as gulf oil spills