Their goal is to stop that oil from coming here altogether, so this is
just one battle in that war.
I had an interesting conversation with this young woman a year or so ago
over a local issue where there is (was) a scheme to do seismic
exploration and drilling offshore here. It is a completely stupid idea
for a variety of reasons, with no upside I can see and no one on the
"pro" side could adequately articulate. We were in agreement on that,
but then she (and I have known her for awhile with not entire respect)
made some stupid comment about oil spills from offshore drilling in the
Gulf (and that big blowout a few years ago was her main issue, which is
perfectly reasonable) and that all offshore drilling should cease. I
pointed out that in the Gulf, and I think on the SoCal coast, that oil
production had actually improved the cleanliness of the coast and
beaches and marshes and such, since the pressure was taken off the pools
and it was no longer seeping and being pushed up into the water to float
to shore and pollute everything. She kinda went blank on that idea,
which I then pointed out was the main issue with the BP spill, all that
stuff is down under there under some pretty high pressure, and pumping
it reduces the pressure, and if done properly, as it mostly has been for
at least 30 or 40 years or more, it is safe and actually has some
significant environmental benefits.
Sometimes, as I well know, zeal can either be due to ignorance or to
calculation.
--FT
On 12/5/16 2:40 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
I got this spam yesterday about the Dakota pipeline. I guess the
Sierra Club would rather transport the oil with "nasty, dirty diesel
trucks and train" that "history has taught us it's not a matter of
if, rather when will they crash" and cause a spill. *sigh*
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Take Action with the Sierra Club
History made! The Obama administration just announced that
it will not grant the final easement for the Dakota Access
Pipeline!
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The fight to reject the Dakota Access Pipeline isn't over
and we aren't going to back down until this pipeline is
rejected once and for all, but the administration's
announcement today ensures Energy Transfer Partners can't
continue its assault on the Standing Rock Sioux's
ancestral homelands.
--> snip <--
History has taught us that it's never a question whether
a pipeline will spill, rather a question of when, and a
comprehensive environmental review will show that this
dirty and dangerous project will threaten the safety of
every community it cuts through.
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