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Originally Posted by woj
moving stuff by train isn't very efficient, it burns oil, causes pollution, CO2 emissions, costs more, etc... so it's certainly debatable if theoretical scenario ("pipe could leak for years") is worse than transporting oil by train which we know for a fact causes pollution and has many risks as well (could derail, etc)...
can you imagine if for example water to your house wasn't delivered by a pipe, but instead transported by a truck once a week? wouldn't that seem very inefficient, and anyone who would even consider that plan would be labeled as nuts?
clearly water is not the same as oil, oil has some additional risks, but the point is, that not using a pipeline is ridiculously inefficient...
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Allow me to clarify my position.
We should focus ourselves and do everything in our power to be off oil power as quickly a possible. Fossil fuels like coal and oil are the energy sources of the past. We need to focus on clean, renewable energies and how to maximize our use of them. Any time you deal with oil and gasoline there are risks. I haven't done the research to see if pipelines leaking or trains derailing or getting into accidents is more dangerous, but if it were up to me we would be spending every day trying our hardest to get away from oil so we didn't have to worry about either.
So, in the meantime, I would rather know about a problem as soon as it happens than have it happen and maybe not know about it until the damage is catastrophic.