On the heels of recent news that Enbridge has long been in violation of safety requirements for its operation of Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac, our tireless friends over at the National Wildlife Federation have released the latest video in thei recent series of short documentaries about the Kalamazoo spill and its aftermath. They are teriffic. And they reveal how Enbridge’s cavalier (or brazen, if you prefer) attitude toward regulatory compliance is built into the fabric of their corporate culture. You can watch all three of the short films and read more over at the Wildlife Promise blog. But since the third of these just happens to feature this very blog– along with Larry Bell of the great Bell’s Brewery, who gives his version of a story I told in real time back in 2013— I’ve included it here.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
After reading the background info and watching the video, it’s no surprise that Enbridge is still being deviant and manipulative. How can anyone ever trust this company???? It is a real struggle to reconcile that some want us to think that Enbridge has mended their ways, and can now be trusted.
Give me something credible to forgive, and I’ll consider. Until then, forget it.
This is a corporate-wide culture of deviance and deception, regardless of whether one is in western or eastern Canada, here in Ontario (Enbridge Line 9B and others), or the USA.
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) 2013, lists both sociopathy and psychopathy under the heading of Antisocial Personality Disorders (ASPD). It could be construed that Enbridge shares traits in common with sociopaths and psychopaths, including:
•A disregard for laws and social mores
•A disregard for the rights of others
•A failure to feel remorse or guilt*
•A tendency to display violent behavior (not sure about this one-anyone observed this?)
– Ref. Psychology Today, January 22, 2104
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wicked-deeds/201401/how-tell-sociopath-psychopath
Then I just read this blog today, with more disgust, the story of the Enbridge Line 5 risk assessment conflict of interest.
One would be extremely naïve to think that this has never happened before, let alone regularly. To find an organization that can declare truthfully, (with a clear conscience*) that there is no/has not been a conjugal relationship with the company that has/will hire them for the job, is virtually impossible.
Same goes for the Canadian provincial and federal regulators. Very cozy with industry. So much so, that a recent expose of TransCanada’s staff meeting with the National Energy Board (by Mike De Souza of the National Observer) caused the hearing for the proposed Energy East pipeline project to be sent back to square one.
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/08/29/analysis/what-charest-affair-and-why-should-i-care
Call me cynical, skeptical. I am what I am, justifiably.