Yes, it is.
Moving large volumes hazardous material thousands of mile near population centers is always going to have hazards. But to claim because China had a really bad experience combining poor designs with negligence does not negate the requirements and experience in the US.
Over 90% of the crude oil moved in the US is moved by pipeline. To try and claim that the Keystone XL is somehow a higher risk than the hundreds of thousands of petroleum pipeline already in service for decades is disingenuous.
Thank you for the links I will read them. I was talking about MSM TV. Please Google Kalamazoo River oil spill (Enbridge), and learn about our own $1 billion plus oil spill cleanup of the Canadian Tar sands. Lots of human error there too. I read there was a recent explosion in Alabama, but have not researched that one yet. I believe it was from very hazardous ND Bakken oil which is also implicated in the Lac Megantic explosion. Regs have been passed for shipping highly hazardous types of oil which are being ignored. More research needed. Enbridge has asked to be excused from transporting certain kinds of oil.