'Instead of elongating the life of aging infrastructure, we need to start the transition to clean energy and away from fossil fuels.' SurfriderSD
"We need to quickly phase out all dangerous, failing offshore oil infrastructure, not issue more permits that invite the next disaster," said one campaigner.A year after a rupture in a 42-year-old pipeline off the coast of Southern California sent aboutinto the Pacific Ocean, conservation and climate groups are speaking out against the federal government's decision to allow the company behind the disaster to repair the pipeline instead of shutting it down for good.
The Houston-based company's pipeline burst on October 1, 2021 off the coast of Huntington Beach, California and continued spewing crude oil for 13 hours before the pipeline was finally shut down.
The pipeline burst after the anchors of ships hit the infrastructure during a storm, and Amplify blamed the ships for the spill when federal prosecutors accused the company of negligence, but agreed to pay a $7 million fine and nearly $6 million to pay back the expenses incurred by the government. The company also agreed to install a new leak-detection system and train employees on how to respond to possible leaks.
Angela Howe, senior legal director of the Surfrider Foundation."We must oppose the restart of this pipeline that is over four decades old and instead invest in the development of a clean energy future."that"existing offshore drilling off California and beyond must be terminated through the timely decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.
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