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■ Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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opinion
Clearing misconceptions about Keystone XL
UPCOMING COUNTY CHRISTMAS EVENTS
JAMES MILLAR
Houston
In a recent letter to the editor, Steven DaSil-
va reiterated his long-standing opposition to
the Gulf Coast Project under construction
in East Texas and to the Keystone Pipeline
generally.
We would like to correct the facts regarding
some of his statements.
First, Keystone Pipeline has never leaked.
Some small, above-ground fittings did leak
oil onto our property. It was controlled and
cleaned up quickly. The average amount of
oil that leaked was five gallons.
In all the instances cited, only a small
amount of crude oil ever left Trans Canada
property and was never a threat to the com-
munity.
Second, Mr. DaSilva refers to a spill in Michi-
gan involving a pipeline owned by Enbridge.
Let’s be clear: Enbridge is not TransCanada.
Enbridge’s pipe is not Keystone pipe.
This pipeline cited was made in a different
era with different materials built to different
standards than Keystone and the Gulf Coast
Project.
The logic used in the writer’s argument is
this: “A Toyota built in 1960 had a wreck last
year. Therefore, 2013 Fords are unsafe.”
Third, it is gratifying that Mr. DaSilva con-
tinues to make the point that TransCanada
is being held to a higher standard than any
pipeline in history, but it is puzzling why he
then discounts his own assertion.
While we would argue with the conten-
tion that the special conditions Keystone
will meet or exceed are already required by
regulators - they’re not, at least not to the
degree TransCanada agreed to meet-the fact
remains that Keystone XL and the Gulf Coast
Project will be the newest, most modern and
most advanced onshore liquid pipelines built
in North America.
In fact, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration concluded
that implementation of the special conditions
would “provide a level of safety equal to or
greater than that provided if the pipeline were
operated under the current federal standards.”
Mr. DaSilva suggests that is no big deal.
We think it is significant.
We agree that the project deserves scru-
tiny. In that regard, no pipeline in history
has received the years of scrutiny to which
Keystone XL and the Gulf Coast Project have
been subjected.
We want your readers to know as much as
possible about the way the Gulf Coast Proj-
ect is being built in your community and the
standards we will observe in operating it over
the coming decades.
Informed citizens make good choices, and we
believe these citizens support the thousands
of American jobs the Gulf Coast Project is
creating, along with the energy security this
pipeline system provides by pushing out
higher priced foreign oil from regimes like
Venezuela and the Middle East that do not
share American values.
Mr. Millar is the manager of corporate com-
munications for TransCanada.
A look at Christmas events around
Cherokee County:
Rusk
Each Thursday in December priorto
Christmas, the Rusk Square will host
Christmas on the Square at 5:45 p.m.
Cocoa and sugar cookies will be
available, and shopping hours for busi-
nesses on the Square are extended
until 6 p.m.
Each Friday in December prior to
Christmas, a Christmas movie will be
shown at7 p.m. in thesquare. Popcorn
and cocoa will be available.
Each Saturday prior to Christmas,
a Christmas hay ride will be offered
starting at 6 p.m.
All activities are free of charge, and
each event is sponsored by Friends
of the Library and the City of Rusk.
For more information, contact the
Singletary Memorial Library at (903)
683-5916.
The Cherokee Civic Theater pres-
ents Narnia: the Musical, Dec. 7-9
and 14-15 at the theater, 157 W. 5th
St. in Rusk. All show times are 7:30
p.m. except the Dec. 9 show, which
is at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact the
theater at (903) 683-2131.
The RHS theater group will put on
their Christmas program at 7 p.m.
Dec. 6.
The RHS band will hold their
Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 13.
All performances will take place at the
RHS auditorium.
For more information, call (903)
683-5401.
Rusk First Baptist Church will hold
aChristmas concert by theirchildren’s
choirs Dec. 9 at6:30 p.m. at the church,
372 E. 4th St.
For more information, contact the
church at (903) 683-5494.
RuskFirstUnited MethodistChurch
will hold their Christmas cantata at 11
a.m. Dec. 9 at their location, 308 N.
Henderson.
There will be a luncheon and pie
auction following the program.
For more information, contact the
church at (903) 683-4675.
River of Life Christian Center will
present “Born for Such a Time as
This” at 6 p.m. Dec. 11-12 at 677 S.
Dickenson Dr. For more information,
call (903) 683-3132.
On Dec. 14, Texas National Bank,
484 N. Main St., will hold an open
house at their Rusk location from 9
a.m-3 p.m.
For more information, call the bank
at (903) 683-5916.
Alto
In Alto, the annual Christmas parade
will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10.
Parade line up will be at 5:30 at Alto
Missionary Baptist Church.
The parade will start on State
Highway 294 Wand progress through
downtown Alto, then turn south on
U.S. Highway 69 and end at A. Frank
Smith MethodistChurch. The parade
is sponsored by the Alto Lions Club,
and there is a $50 prize for best float.
The Alto Elementary Christmas
program will be Dec. 18.
Gallatin
The Gallatin Christmas parade will
be Saturday, Dec. 15. Parade line up
will be at noon at the Gallatin Com-
munity Centeron CR768. The parade
starts at 1 p.m.
Santa Claus will be in the parade,
and refreshments will be served at the
Gallatin Fire Station after the parade.
Santa will make an appearance at the
fire station as well. Cookies and hot
chocolate will be served.
The annual Christmas lights judging
will take place the evening of Dec. 14.
ParticipantsmusthavetheirChristmas
lights turned on no later than 6 p.m.
that night.
Formore information, contact May-
or Chase Palmer at (936) 537-2448.
Wells
AChristmas parade will be held at
5 p.m. Dec. 8. There is no charge to
enter a float in the parade. For more
information, call the city office at (936)
867-4615.
Rusk’s Good Samaritan helps in holiday season
KAY EPPERSON
Rusk
The Good Samaritan has
been in operation and serving
the Rusk and Cherokee County
area for many years.
The Good Samaritan is a
non-profit organization that
is staffed with volunteers who
give endlessly of their time to
help provide food and clothing
to the less fortunate in our
community.
The Good Samaritan receives
food and clothing to help these
families from churches, busi-
nesses, the Tyler Food Bank,
the United Fund and individu-
als. The coordinated effort of
everyone working together is
what makes this organization
a success.
Every year, the Good Samari-
tan provides Christmas baskets
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for these famihes. These bas-
kets are provided to families
within the Rusk Independent
School District.
The goal for the 2012 Christ-
mas season is 500baskets. This
is where we need your help.
Please consider making a
special donation to this year’s
Christmas basket drive. The
Good Samaritan will appreci-
ate monetary donations or food
donations for these baskets.
If you would like to make food
donations, please contact me at
(903) 683-2376tofindoutwhat
is needed for these baskets.
Monetary donations may be
mailed to P.O. Box 632, Rusk,
75785. Please designate your
donation for the Christmas
basket drive. All of your dona-
tions are tax deductible.
Thank you so much for all
you do to bless the lives of those
less fortunate.
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Gonzalez, Terrie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 163, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 5, 2012, newspaper, December 5, 2012; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614747/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.