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7. Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Railroads Bad; Pipelines Good

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 12:44 PM

Mar 2013

Diana Furchtgott-Roth is a writer for the soon-to-be-demised Washington Examiner. She was appointed to a position in the Department of Labor by * to make sure that nothing got done. Here, she is shilling for pipelines.

Pipelines are the safest way to transport energy

Commentary: Shipping by rail more damaging to the environment
March 29, 2013|Diana Furchtgott-Roth

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Wednesday’s 714-barrel oil spill in Minnesota came not from oil drilling or hydrofracturing, but from the derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway train bringing Canadian oil to America.

How odd that those who profess concern for the environment are trying to block construction of oil pipelines, the safest way of transporting oil.

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Canadian Pacific train derails, spills oil in Minnesota [View all] hue Mar 2013 OP

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Diana Furchtgott-Roth: Railroads Bad; Pipelines Good mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2013 #7