Russia to build oil pipeline on Japan-proposed Pacific route

japantoday.com ^ | Sunday, January 2, 2005 at 07:37 JST | Kyodo News

[Destro]

Very smart - this pipeline could serve the entire Pacific rim.

Now how about building the Bearing Straights bridge?

[staytrue]

Now how about building the Bearing Straights bridge?

Do you have any estimates on the approximate traffic volume on such a bridge ? Further, what would be the toll charge to make such a bridge feasible ?

[patton]

How do you build a bridge between to MOVING tectonic plates? And in the ring of fire, no less.

No thanks, I'll swim.

[Magnum44]

How do you build a bridge between to MOVING tectonic plates?

[Timedrifter]

The Bering Straits is a very hostile environment. Its unlikely such a bridge could be open more than half of the year. There are no major roads on either side. Thousands of miles of new roads would have to be built. What would be the purpose?

[ProudVet77]

Not to pile on, but another problem is that it has to be high enough to clear ice beneath it. Any bridge that high and that long will not see my vehicle.It would scare the heck out of me. :)
One question I have is why are not all the enviro-whackos not going crazy over a pipeline like this. It's OK for Russia but not for the US?

[Destro]

I actually own that way before my time book! Bought it at a garage sale!

[snowsislander]

Well, it looks like Japan did outbid China. This is good news indeed for Japan.

[Destro]

Pipelines are actually safe and clean - Euro whackos prefer pipelines as a means of oil transport.

[monkeywrench]

Great news! Chicoms gotta be po'd bigtime!

[Magnum44]

I owned and read the whole series as a grade schooler. Hard back. You may have bought one of my old books. LOL.

[Destro]

You guys should know my bridge comment was of a tongue in cheek nature.

[printhead]

is that except when they're in Alaska?

[farmfriend]

Private list.

[ProudVet77]

Sorry. I've noticed a lot of us on FR haven't had the usual happy attitudes. Could be cabin fever setting in.

[Cobra64]

I knew it was. Too many people are to series.

[Cobra64]

I knew it was. Too many people are *too* series.

[Destro]

I own two hardcover books that one and another one which I can't remember. While I am a child of the 80s I am a comic book collector and I have this weird love of American pulp and comic book fiction circa the 50s and 60. For me as a historian it gives me a glimse of how Americans talked, thought, wished. Innocent even corny but great stuff. I would love to buy your entire collection outright sight unseen if you still have them.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Magnum44]

I can check with my folks, but I am afraid they were probably donated to library many years ago.