Spectra Energy - Environmental Record

Environmental Record

For 2010, Spectra Energy was listed in the Newsweek green rankings, with a ranking of 280 out of the 500 largest publicly traded corporations in America. The listing was based on environmental impacts, green policies, and a reputation survey.

In 2009, the company expanded its Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) policy to hold all contractors and suppliers accountable for meeting EHS requirements. In 2009, Spectra Energy also established an environmental framework to consolidate strategies for managing environmental risks and impacts across its operations. fine by Pa. D.E.P.Standards for Contaminants, Fugitive Emissions, Prohibition of certain fugitive emissions. Failure to take reasonable actions to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne.Construction, Modification, Reactivation and Operation of Sources, Operating Permit Requirements, Compliance requirements. A person may not cause or permit the operation of a source subject to this article unless the source and air cleaning devices identified in the application for the plan approval and operating permit and the plan approval issued to the source are operated and maintained in accordance with specifications in the application and conditions in the plan approval and operating permit issued by the Department. A person may not cause or permit the operation of an air contamination source subject to this chapter in a manner inconsistent with good operating practices.

Penalty Amount Assessed 22,000. us dollars

Spectra Energy may be considered the single largest private-sector source of greenhouse gases in British Columbia. Since it co-owned DCP Midstream Partner with ConocoPhillips, Spectra Energy was reported in 2005 to emit 19,746 tons of nitrogen oxides and 9,286 tons of volatile organic compounds per year. In 2009 Health and Safety was at risk with a blow off at Clearville,Pa station.