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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2021 · 35 MIN

#133 COP26: The Legacy of the Lac Megantic Disaster

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Early in the morning of 6 July 2013 a freight train carrying 7.7 million litres of crude oil derailed, destroying downtown Lac Megantic, a small town in Quebec, Canada. The disaster claimed 47 lives and destroyed over 30 buildings and condemning a further 36.  As part of the rebuilding efforts, the town saw an opportunity...

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