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In reply to the discussion: Some People Can Not Afford to Lose the Next Presidential Election [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)They are arguing that by stopping the Keystone we can prevent the Tar Sands Oil from reaching the refineries at the gulf. Now, either they are fools who think that if we don't allow the Keystone pipeline to go through then no tar sands oil will find its way to the Gulf Refineries, or they are idiots who don't realize that the oil is already flowing. http://act.350.org/sign/tar-sands/? That is but one example. There are more. For a brief overview I suggest you check out this site. http://theenergycollective.com/robertrapier/2196196/growing-risk-transporting-crude-oil-rail
Check out where the trains go, a lot of vital rivers and wetlands right by them aren't there?
So presumably you are oppose to the Tar Sands Oil going to the Gulf, why is it preferable to transport that Oil in Tanker cars on railroads through towns and cities than it is to ship it via a Pipeline across the Praries?
Once I learned that the Tar Sands Oil was being transported already, I started to wonder why we were in opposition, and it turns out that we are opposed to the Koch Brothers making any money off it, while we presumably are totally cool with Warren Buffett shipping it all over the nation via the cheapest manufactured rail cars possible.
Because this is a preferable accident right? ?quality=65&strip=color&w=1100
So are you one of the astonishingly ignorant people who think that if we stop the Keystone Pipeline we will prevent Tar Sands Oil from reaching the refineries? Or are you one of the hypocritical people who thinks that it's just way better for Warren Buffett to make the money from shipping the oil than it is for the Koch Brothers?