[epithermal]

Don't mess with Texas: U.S. court blocks Keystone XL a speed bump I'm sure but interesting. An Alamo-style battle brewing in Northeast Texas over Keystone Pipeline local point of view

[philman_36]

The Crawford family contends TransCanada has failed to provide a required "material safety data sheet" detailing the nature of the product that will be shipped through Keystone XL.

You can get an MSDS for oil from numerous places on the Net!

@msds oil

Did somebody "get paid" to make a stink?

[philman_36]

@Which Chemicals Will Be in the Keystone XL Pipeline? September 29, 2010
The Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided in the Keystone I Emergency Response Plan identify a variety of substances that may be used as diluents, including synthetic crude oil, natural gas condensates, naphtha, petroleum distillates, clarified oils, various and “residues.”

I call BS on this one!

[philman_36]

Rita Beving, the organizer of the protest and the efforts to help Crawford and other landowners along the proposed route of the pipeline, said, “Their arrogance has energized not only the room, but the nation.
How nice of Rita to take such an interest.

@Texans Weigh In as EPA Considers New Air Pollution Regs for Oil and Gas Industry
"A lot of people agree that natural gas is a clean bridge fuel," said Dallas resident Rita Beving, an environmental consultant for Public Citizen, in comments to the panel.

A picture is slowly emerging...

[philman_36]

One more for caring, "consulting" (meaning "getting paid") Rita...

@Keystone Pipeline Finds New Opponents Feb. 15, 2012
“Crippling someone’s water supply knows no party line,” said Rita Beving, consultant to the bipartisan East Texas Sub-Regional Planning Commission.