Oil pipeline campaign

October 12th, 2011

There are various ways in which the dirty and deadly industries in Sarnia-Lambton’s Chemical Valley are connected with London. Oil pipelines around here flow to and from Chemical Valley, where fossil fuel and petro-chemical companies are churning out pollution that is blowing toward residents of London. Because of the industries in the region, London has had the worst air quality in the province, by some measures. Fossil fuel industries in Detroit and Nanticoke are additional sources of this pollution — which is connected with the regional fossil fuel pipeline networks.  The many pollutants in Lake Erie and Lake Huron also may be reaching London through our municipal water, since local these lakes are our local water sources.

Climate Justice London has made efforts to confront local oil pipeline spill risks by focusing on regional pipelines.

Our foremost concerns have been about how a pipeline breach could flow through the Thames River, poisoning Fanshawe Lake, the Forks of the Thames, and the rest of the river.

If Enbridge Trailbreaker plans are allowed to proceed, Enbridge line 9 would bring tar sands bitumen across the Thames River, and beyond.

Climate Justice Montreal and other Quebec residents also have done some work to confront this Trailbreaker tar sands project. In London, there also have been efforts to raise concerns about this Enbridge pipeline project, in solidarity with the inhabitants of other areas that have been targeted for tar sands pipeline projects. As some British Columbia residents are confronting the Northern Gateway project, U.S. residents are facing the Keystone XL pipeline plans.

We also would like to support nearby Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang residents who have raised concerns about how Enbridge is not accountable to their local community.

Tar sands bitumen currently is processed in Sarnia-Lambton, which makes the Chemical Valley industries there even dirtier, and more lethal.

External Resources


The vicinity of the Sarnia Products Pipeline (SPP), where it crosses the Thames. SPP is owned by Exxon Mobil.

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