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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:2,247 Points:1,158,890 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 10:36:35 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse What's the point? The damage is already done.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,460 Points:697,345 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 11:59:31 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse classic corporate behavior.
ArmydudeNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,210 Points:404,100 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 7:23:46 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:310 Points:58,750 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:04:46 PM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Politics plays a big part again.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,288 Points:431,700 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:55:51 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Again they should be fined
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,543 Points:893,945 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:33:07 PM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse BHO's CRONIES drop the ball again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:2,173 Points:701,775 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 8:14:57 PM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse It sure seems to be getting harder to make a buck!!
tarheelcoastie All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:568 Points:207,660 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:51:57 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:920 Points:790,315 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:37:57 PM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse Wow! That's a real surprise...
ncomet1 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:264 Points:149,185 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:06:55 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:509 Points:264,785 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:39:44 PM Ignore Huskersed Report Abuse Same thing happened as gulf oil spills