Big oil refinery loads spark big battle

[IDemo]

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press Writer
Published: 09/26/10

KAMIAH, Idaho — Lewis and Clark traversed part of the route that would one day become U.S. Highway 12 during their 1804-06 Corps of Discovery mission to the Pacific Ocean.

So did the Nez Perce Indians during the tribe's epic 1877 flight on horseback from the U.S. Army.

Now two of the nation's largest oil companies want to drive mammoth truckloads of refinery equipment along the narrow ribbon of spectacular mountain road that borders national forests, wild and scenic rivers, historic sites and campgrounds. Local residents are not pleased.

"This is something that weighs 600,000 pounds, is two-thirds the length of a football field and 30 feet high," said Linwood Laughy, who has sued the Idaho Department of Transportation to stop the mega-loads. "I don't think it belongs on the highway."

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/09/26/1356287/big-oil-refinery-loads-spark-big.html

[jkshaw]

1. Neither do I...

think it belongs on the highway!