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In reply to the discussion: Oil train derails near Mosier in Columbia River Gorge [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)33. This picture shows how close it is to the windsurfing in Hood River.
The bridge in this photo is the Hood River bridge. Hood River is famous for it's wind and kite surfing, because of the strong winds in The Gorge. the beaches you see just this side of the bridge (on the right) is where all the people hang out for the summer water games. That big broad expanse of river that is empty in this photo, is currently packed with people on boards.
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As you can see from the top pic, if the oil leaks into the river, it could have some serious effect on the summer games. I think it's amazing that the train derailed where it did. A quarter mile earlier or later and those cars would have been in the river.
As you can see by this picture here:
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They want to run those trains thru Seattle like the billions of tons of coal we now see.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#3
We are selling a major energy source cheap and you think it's for jobs? First of all there
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#8
Thank you for allowing the nuclear waste to be buried in your backyard....now if only
Tikki
Jun 2016
#30
Are you on the correct message board? Nuc's are terribly expensive. Do you know how much
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#34
Wrong on so many counts. The cost of building a nuc power plant is cost prohibitive.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#41
Yes an article written from the view point of "experts" that have financial biases for nuclear.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#47
Or we'd be awash in more 3 Mile Islands and Fukishimas. Nuclear is not a viable option to pursue.
FighttheFuture
Jun 2016
#45
"livelihoods!" Really?! Not every job is worth preserving. It woudl be better, and cheaper to
FighttheFuture
Jun 2016
#44