Well the train derailment scenario is one that's going to be an issue for a while. Particularly when you consider that there is a lot of petroleum traveling in tanker cars across the U.S.. Petroleum traveling in tanker cars is just a fiery accident waiting to happen.
That is one reason why I think that the opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline aren't thinking through thoroughly. I've gotten into some arguments with some friends on this who in my opinion are not analyzing the situation versus going into this default ideologically blinkered view that the keystone XL is bad for the environment. This of course ignoring that as far as transporting oil is concerned a pipeline is by far environmentally safer than having it travel by rail...
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."
That is one reason why I think that the opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline aren't thinking through thoroughly. I've gotten into some arguments with some friends on this who in my opinion are not analyzing the situation versus going into this default ideologically blinkered view that the keystone XL is bad for the environment. This of course ignoring that as far as transporting oil is concerned a pipeline is by far environmentally safer than having it travel by rail...
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."