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Dean Mutrie discusses his career in pipeline rights of way management and the complexities of energy infrastructure development.

Get the latest updates from our LinkedIn page! https://onelink.to/treesandlines Welcome back to another episode of the Trees & Lines podcast. Dean Mutrie, a veteran of the pipeline industry and keynote speaker at the upcoming International Symposium on Environmental Concerns and Rights of Way Management, joins hosts Philip M. Charlton and Brian Sprinkle to discuss his decades-long career in pipeline rights of way management. Dean shares how he transitioned from environmental studies to specializing in pipeline construction and regulatory filings, what he learned working on projects across Canada and the U.S., and why practical field experience is essential for environmental professionals. The conversation covers the evolution of the Rights of Way Symposium over 50 years, the growing complexity of pipeline development in today's regulatory environment, and the critical safety differences between pipeline and rail transport for oil and gas. Dean also discusses the challenges of balancing energy infrastructure development with environmental and Indigenous concerns, and why multidisciplinary collaboration at conferences like the symposium is more important than ever. Have a…

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Hosts: Philip M. Charlton, Brian Sprinkle

Guest: Dean Mutrie

Topics covered

• pipeline industry
• environmental management
• energy infrastructure
• regulatory compliance
• Indigenous concerns
• safety culture
• multidisciplinary collaboration

Keywords

• vegetation management
• pipeline development
• energy infrastructure
• safety differences
• environmental studies
• regulatory filings
• field experience
• collaboration
• symposium
• leadership lessons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Symposium on Environmental Concerns and Rights of Way Management, Iapetus Infrastructure Services

Places: Canada, U.S.

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