"Former TransCanada Corp. employee Evan Vokes' impassioned testimony before a Canadian Senate committee last week painted 'a very, very bleak picture of the pipeline industry in Canada, and probably by extension, the States,' according to Sen. Betty Unger."

"Vokes' allegations on Thursday against TransCanada, the Canadian company leading the controversial proposal to send tar sands oil from Alberta to the Gulf Coast via the Keystone XL pipeline, were sobering: a 'culture of noncompliance' and 'coercion,' with 'deeply entrenched business practices that ignored legally required regulations and codes' and carries 'significant public safety risks.'

'It's organized crime, in my opinion,' Vokes, an expert in pipeline welding and now whistleblower against his ex-employer, told The Huffington Post after the hearing. 'The source of revenue is legal, but how they go about it isn't legal.' "

Lynne Peeples reports for the Huffington Post June 11, 2013. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Keystone XL Lawsuit Filed By Sierra Club Over 'Deeply Flawed' Environmental Review" (Huffington Post) [3]