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Originally Posted by jerkules
He stopped XL so that his donor, Warren Buffet, can ship oil by rail, increasing his fortune. It will still be the same amount of oil, so there's no environmental improvement here, contrary to popular belief. In fact, transportation by rail is riskier to the environment. Follow the money. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. It's called crony capitalism.
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I think about this every time I am stuck at a train track watching a big train full of crude go by. I wonder if old Warren will buy the next president too or if we will then use a pipeline like a normal country?