issue 05 // volume 41 Kinder Morgan loses case against Burnaby » Burnaby Mountain still potential site for pipeline expansion Angela Espinoza News Editor Mi news = @theotherpress.ca n September 25, the National Energy Board (NEB) ruled against a request filed by Kinder Morgan asking the City of Burnaby to not apply bylaws to the company’s pipeline construction. The 3 after the city refused to let Kinder Morgan continue test- drilling sections of Burnaby Mountain for a potential expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Initially construction workers took to cutting down trees throughout Burnaby Mountain in an attempt to scout additional pipeline space. If the pipeline expansion is ultimately approved, transportation of crude oil barrels will increase from 300,000 barrels per day to roughly 900,000. The spike in numbers however further raises concerns over potential spills to the surrounding areas, which includes a conservation reserve and the UniverCity student housing area near Simon Fraser University. During previous work on the Trans Mountain pipeline, an oil spill occurred on July 24, 2007, in which crude oil erupted from the pipeline and rained down on an area of Burnaby for nearly half an hour. The spill also saw oil leak into Burnaby sewers and Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. Another spill occurred on May 6, 2009, when nearly 200,000 litres of oil leaked from a Burnaby Mountain tank : overnight. While Kinder Morgan : must still adhere to Burnaby’s : environmental laws, the : city’s council does not have : complete control over pipeline : construction. On the same day : as the NEB ruling, a vote during : the Union of BC Municipalities : conference shot down Burnaby’s : anti-pipeline resolution. The : resolution presented a separate request was made on September : plan for barrel transportation : that would avoid expanding the : Trans Mountain pipeline, but : lost by a mere 1.4 per cent (50.7 : to 49.3). Burnaby Mayor Derek : Corrigan told the Burnaby : Now that the minor loss was : due to other BC municipalities : concerned they would have to : deal with potential pipelines : of their own. “They didn’t : want that, so it was a very : jealous kind of response,” said : Corrigan. Corrigan has been : vocal about the Trans Mountain : expansion and has been : publicly against the idea since : public discussion began in 2012. In August, the City of : Vancouver entered a court : case requesting the NEB : take into account climate : change asa consideration to : cease expansion on the Trans : Mountain pipeline. The case : calls for a court review, which : will determine by January 2016 : whether or not the subject of : climate change should affect : development of the pipeline. Kinder Morgan has : stressed however that if the : Trans Mountain expansion : does not occur within Burnaby : Mountain, the company will : have to consider drilling into residential areas. news // 5 Shellshock latest open source nightmare » How the ‘Bash bug’ threatens Mac and Linux users Angela Espinoza News Editor Mi news = @theotherpress.ca he Shellshock virus, also known as Bash bug, came into public knowledge on September 24. The virus specifically targets Mac and Linux devices, and allows hackers to access personal information and programs on the infected device. The nickname Bash bug comes from the Bash Unix shell, which has been around since 1989 and is used in devices ranging from OS X : widespread threat to the : Internet this year, following : Heartbleed back in April. : However, Heartbleed was : a security-specific bug that : allowed passwords and : information to thousands of : accounts and websites to be : programs to smartphones. Bash : : iscommon amongst various: : pieces of hardware due to the : shell being open source, or : freeware. The bug was found : by Akamai Technologies : researcher Stéphane : Chazelas on September 12; : announcement of the bug was : delayed until some security : measures could be offered. Shellshock is the second easily accessed via open source : software OpenSSL. Shellshock : can be considered worse than : Heartbleed in that it is the : entire device that is being : hacked, not just one account. The bug has actually been : active since 1992, and could : have been taken advantage of : anytime between then and now. : Chazelas’ discovery increases : the likelihood of Shellshock : affecting devices, but also raises : users’ awareness of how their : devices are vulnerable. Patches for specific devices : are already available to help : protect users from Shellshock, : but as weaknesses have already : been found in those patches, : it’s heavily encouraged for : people check on their various : accounts (social media, bank : information, etc.) and either : change their passwords : regularly or come up with : difficult passwords. Monitoring : : your information and what’s —: : available on your respective : Linux, Mac, or Android devices : is necessary. But as discovery of the : bug is still recent, there’s not : aclear scope of Shellshock’s : potential damage. Chief : research officer of Rapid7 H.D. : Moore told CBC via email, : “At this point we don’t know : what we don’t know, but we : do expect to see additional : exploit vectors surface as : vendors and researchers start : the assessment process for their : products and services. We are : likely to see compromises as a : result of this issue for years to come.” Security measures to : combat Shellshock are actively : being developed, but there is : currently no “end all” fix to the : bug. Also of note is that these : bugs neither disappear nor are : they forgotten about once time : has passed. Heartbleed is still : roaming around, and had been : for several years prior to its : discovery, and Shellshock will : very likely do the same.