Now if we only had a nice safe pipeline
Crap -- from
FOX News:
At least 1 dead, several reported missing after train carrying crude oil derails in Quebec
A large swath of a town in eastern Quebec was destroyed Saturday after a train carrying crude oil derailed, sparking several explosions forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people, killing at least one.
Several people were reported missing and officials reported one death in the town of Lac-Megantic (Lack-MAH-Gan-Tic), about 155 miles east of Montreal.
The explosions ignited a blaze that sent flames shooting into the sky, and billowing smoke could be seen from several miles (kilometers) away hours after the derailment. Some of the train's 73 cars exploded and the fire spread to a number of homes in the town of 6,000 people.
Despite a few incidents with leaking pipelines (one
major one in
Bellingham), the overall safety record is stellar compared to rail transport.
I really find it deplorable that the Keystone XL pipeline has been tabled -- politics trumping economic growth.
Posted by DaveH at July 6, 2013 10:02 PM