1. I wonder what oil from North Dakota was doing in West Virginia.
2.The Keystine XL pipeline is is supposed to go from Alberta to Nebraska, where it will connect on to pipelines that go to Illinois and Texas. How is this going to help West Virginia?
The oil was on the train because it was being transported to a refinery, possible destinations include South Jersey, and refineries in the SE. Moving that oil to Texas will allow it to be put on ships there and floated to refineries on the US east coast.
I await correction from those more knowledgeable.
(a) The derailment in West Virginia is an EXAMPLE (get it?) of the dangers of rail transport.
(B) If we don’t build Keystone XL, North Dakota oil will have to be shipped by dangerous rail.
(C) Therefore, it might be a good idea to build Keystone AND as many other pipelines as we need, even to carry oil to West Virginia.
Now, there, that’s not too many dots to connect, is it?
Going to a refinery in Virginia. Just passing through.