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55. Policy implications?

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 09:32 AM

Jul 2013

This seems to me to be a giant reason to build more pipelines -- since they are the safest method of transporting oil. From an environmental perspective, I wonder what would be worse -- occasional spills or the pipeline cutting across land.

The best solution is to stop (or reduce) our oil consumption, but assuming that its not going to go down (hopefully it won't increase), it seems to me that oil pipelines are safer and more efficient (so less pollution) in transporting...

Not an easy thing to grapple with.

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Updated: Quebec Disaster: "You have to understand: there are no wounded. They�re all dead.� [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Is there a concise report of what they suspect happened? TheCowsCameHome Jul 2013 #1

a few stories go into some detail regarding what is currently thought to be known cali Jul 2013 #2

Thank you, cail and suffragette - TheCowsCameHome Jul 2013 #6

This sounds like the work of eco-terrorists. n/t leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #62

Timeline of what they know so far suffragette Jul 2013 #3

This is odd magellan Jul 2013 #22

Seems odd to me, too suffragette Jul 2013 #32

Video of the train on fire at Nantes FarCenter Jul 2013 #39

It doesn't say much laundry_queen Jul 2013 #40

Heard someone say that many of the missing folks were likely to have been malaise Jul 2013 #30

That is scary suffragette Jul 2013 #33

from what I've read, they aren't wondering. they know. cali Jul 2013 #34

Tragic suffragette Jul 2013 #36

Five confirmed dead, forty missing. bluedigger Jul 2013 #4

shit. this is so ghastly. and it could happen in so many locations, particularly in the Northeast cali Jul 2013 #5

The Gazette has several other interesting articles today. bluedigger Jul 2013 #7

At least the number of missing has gone down from 60 to 40 cali Jul 2013 #8

Yeah, I noticed that colossal understatement, too. bluedigger Jul 2013 #9

K&R! This wasn't even on the news this morning! I completely missed the story, until your post! chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #50

reporting seems sort of an afterthought with the plane crash dembotoz Jul 2013 #10

Oh, it's a far, far worse disaster. Really no comparison cali Jul 2013 #11

It's more about the location of the event. bluedigger Jul 2013 #12

Maybe. And San Francisco is a major city that everyone knows cali Jul 2013 #13

And if you were a reporter which would you cover? bluedigger Jul 2013 #14

lol. (not that there's much to laugh at) cali Jul 2013 #15

It's human nature to find humor in tragic events. bluedigger Jul 2013 #16

If I keep kicking this, it's not only because it's a major tragedy that isn't getting much attention cali Jul 2013 #17

ty stuntcat Jul 2013 #19

I read it was from the Bakken field in N. Dakota malokvale77 Jul 2013 #37

40 hours later and fires are still burning. areas still unaccessible cali Jul 2013 #18

kick cali Jul 2013 #20

I so don't get the lack of interest here in this human, enviromental and infratructure disaster cali Jul 2013 #21

There's nothing to disagree with, hence the crickets I assume. Cleita Jul 2013 #23

Thanks Cleita, but we're DUers, I'm sure we can find something to disagree about here cali Jul 2013 #25

Our Canadian DUers never speak of Canadian issues. Why is that? Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #60

Um, I've been posting on cali's threads laundry_queen Jul 2013 #61

you certainly have been and I appreciate it. n/t cali Jul 2013 #63

Awful. Just awful. City Lights Jul 2013 #24

k+r ..nt TeeYiYi Jul 2013 #26

The quote from the company in the Globe&Mail story is confusing to me. Brickbat Jul 2013 #27

Lac Megantic's survivors are asking politicians why the train had just ONE engineer... Amonester Jul 2013 #42

Regulation exboyfil Jul 2013 #45

Many shorter lines have gone to one engineer instead of an engineer and a conductor to "save money." Brickbat Jul 2013 #49

Kick! octoberlib Jul 2013 #28

and not the least of it is that this lovely place is polluted for some time to come. cali Jul 2013 #29

Horrible. Best wishes for everyone there. idwiyo Jul 2013 #31

the black box has been recovered cali Jul 2013 #35

How awful! A Little Weird Jul 2013 #38

K&R for you and for Lac-M�gantic laundry_queen Jul 2013 #41

Why the U.S. media has been so lacking on this story, I'll never know cali Jul 2013 #43

Deadly Derailment in Quebec Underlines Oil Debate cali Jul 2013 #44

Tank car conclusions/recs from NTSB investigation of the 2009 IL accident pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #46

This is the first time I've heard of this. OMG. That is horrifying! liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #47

The U.S. Media is doing a for shit job covering this major story cali Jul 2013 #48

40 still missing after Quebec oil train crash bluedigger Jul 2013 #52

It doesn't appear that they'll be able to recover much in the way of bodies cali Jul 2013 #53

Kick. nt IdaBriggs Jul 2013 #51

Evironmental aspects to this disaster cali Jul 2013 #54

Policy implications? Sgent Jul 2013 #55

But the spills from pipelines are much larger cali Jul 2013 #56

We need to stop externalizing the price of gas. bluedigger Jul 2013 #57

My first reaction to this "accident" is that it is unbelievable. But it isn't, is it? snappyturtle Jul 2013 #58

you're right. It's not unbelievable and it is a crime- even if it's not sabotage cali Jul 2013 #59