Shameful. By the way, how much greenhouse gasses are created due to using rail versus pipelines. Where is AlGore.
“Lunacy. Absolute lunacy that crude is transported on a wholesale basis in about the most inefficient way possible. And all because of Obama who denies the pipelines.
Shameful. By the way, how much greenhouse gasses are created due to using rail versus pipelines. Where is AlGore.”
As someone pointed out, these oil loads do not originate in Alberta. A lot of it comes from the Dakotas. Also, these trains do not have to go to the same refinery. They can be dispatched to any refinery that can receive railcars, making this mode of transportation flexible.
It was the stupidity of a number of folks (as what happens in most disasters) that contributed to the massive fire. Sad but true.
BTW, the least efficient manner of transport would have been tanker trucks.
The most inefficient way would be truckloads of barrels. By rail, the oil is getting to refineries what would be using imported crude, and having the ability to change delivery points with an order versus building a different pipeline just might be more efficient in its own way.