A Pipeline Runs Through It (and 88 more in just Montana)

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http://www.counterpunch.org/kidder07112011.html


Exxon, the Yellowstone and the Damage Done


And how many pipeline river crossings are there in North America? I understand that there are 88 more in Montana alone; so we're probably talking thousands in total.

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In some ways it is the 'older tech' excuse that is most disconcerting. Whether they cross rivers or not; there are still many thousands of kilometers of these older pipelines in service. When they were built we were given glowing assurances of their serviceability and safety; now they are dismissed as relics of some distant ignorant age.

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I saw a nice goat pasture in Montana on the news; irreparably damaged; useless for the foreseeable future. It, and a large chunk of Northern Alberta, are beyond the capacity of even the best hearted and best funded attempts at reclamation.

The land is simply fucked.

There have been, and will continue to be, numerous pipeline leaks. Each creates its own little Love Canal. Cumulatively their toxic footprint grows.
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this whole short article should be read as it doesn't snip well

I've said a number of times before that if you are going to buy stock, pipe stock will do well.

pipe Barons will do well too but, damn, our infrastructure is failing.

all these little love canals will soon meet up and be big love canals.