Posted on 05/06/2015 10:09:59 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
A tiny North Dakota town was evacuated Wednesday after a train carrying crude oil derailed and 10 cars burst into flames, local authorities said. It is the latest in a string of explosive oil train derailments that have raised concerns about the large volume of crude moving across America's tracks.
No injuries have been reported from the derailment of a BNSF train near Heimdal, North Dakota. The town, which in 2010 had a population of 27, has been evacuated, as have farms near the crash site.
"I was in the house at 7:15 a.m. when we thought we heard thunder," witness Jennifer Willis told NBC News.
She went out to the scene, about an eighth of a mile away, and found the area covered in black smoke. . .
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This was a Warren Buffett train. New regulations will require the replacement or refitting of current railroad tank cars. Buffett owns American Tank Car which manufactures tank cars.
But, we can’t build the Keystone XL pipeline.
That would be unsafe.
< spit >
BUMP
I scream, you scream, we all scream for a pipeline!
Petro-terrorism!
"..dimmit Doogle...lighten up on the pixels"
Buffett’s rail car company is Union Tank Car, not “American Tank Car.”
If Buffett bought into pipelines this argument would be over.
They might have had to turn a valve off if it was!
It is the latest in a string of explosive oil train derailments....
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I wonder how many have been sabotage by enviroMENTALs....
He could hardly say otherwise, given that opposition to the pipeline is not only insensible, it is insane.
I saw him give the same basic response on CNBC a couple days ago when Becky Quick asked St. Warren about a one percent economic growth rate in the U.S.
Buffett, ever aware of his own precious holdings and his precious friend in the White House, shrugged and mumbled that "if you have a one percent growth rate, that means a 20 percent growth in capital over a generation".
Really? One percent growth is the Obama/Buffett standard now?
I have no complaint with Buffett making as many billions as he can and I don't see a problem with him shading his opinions to benefit himself either.
Just seems worthwhile to remember that it isn't only the Emperor who has no clothes...Saint B. turns up showing a bony ankle or two now and then as well.
And he's heavily invested in BNSF railroad, which carries crude to Texas refineries (Instead of XL Pipeline). These trains run right through major metro areas.
Crony Capitalism at its cranked-up corniest.
But Buffet is excused because he's a liberal and is fine with killing babies in the womb, which Democrats believe is a sign of God's approval.
Erf Firsters!!
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