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cinyc
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« on: March 23, 2017, 07:58:49 PM »

Good.

Any oil pipeline is at risk of being compromised, and this damn thing goes right over some of the largest aquifers in the nation.

So do train tracks.  And an oil train accident could blow up a town.  Why do you think pipeline transport is more dangerous than train transport, which is the most likely alternative?  And why do you prefer Saudi or Venezuelan oil to North American oil, which is the alternative if you do the really dumb thing and stop people from drilling for oil here?
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2017, 08:28:49 PM »

Good.

Any oil pipeline is at risk of being compromised, and this damn thing goes right over some of the largest aquifers in the nation.

So do train tracks.  And an oil train accident could blow up a town.  Why do you think pipeline transport is more dangerous than train transport, which is the most likely alternative?  And why do you prefer Saudi or Venezuelan oil to North American oil, which is the alternative if you do the really dumb thing and stop people from drilling for oil here?

What do you think about spending our time and money developing renewable resources instead of destroying the land, creating a possible environmental hazard, and pissing off a lot of people in the process?

No thanks.  Wind farms aren't good for the environment.  They kill birds, decimate views, and are uneconomical in providing power at times of peak demand when the wind isn't blowing.  New dams and nuclear power plants will never get built because of liberal and NIMBY opposition to anything that makes economic sense.  And don't get me started on solar.

I'll take what works over false promises that sunshine and unicorn farts will power the future.
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