trans canada wants to increase volume on original keystone pipeline

[restorefreedom]

given the derailment that happened in montana, (see lbn), this is the kind of stuff we need to keep our eye on

never mind trying to expand the thing as the gop wants to do

http://journalstar.com/news/transcanada-plans-to-increase-volume-on-original-keystone-pipeline/article_45144a28-bc9a-5fe7-b392-cb0719b65dff.html

[Recursion]

1. Keystone XL opponents should applaud this, right?

It shows they can increase capacity on the existing pipeline without shortening it though the US.

[restorefreedom]

2. xl would be the worst thing to happen

certainly worse than just putting more through the existing line.

but still, more volume is more risk. I think we still need to move off oil

[Recursion]

3. I think we need to move off oil too

That doesn't tell me what the best route for the existing pipeline is.

[MineralMan]

4. While it would be nice to stop using oil, that's not happening.

In the meantime, the oil will move from where it is obtained to where it goes. Right now, it's going in trains that carry over 1 million gallons each. Those trains pass through heavily populated cities and towns along the rail line. There's a huge rail yard in St. Paul, MN, where a lot of those trains get rerouted to their destinations. Its full of tank cars full of this oil.

From there, much of it travels along the Mississippi River on its way to the Gulf coast. That river begins in Minnesota. The main rail line going South travels along the river. Imagine a million gallons of crude spilling into the Mississippi.

The question is not whether the oil will be transported. It will. How it is transported and at what risk to the environment is the question. Look at a map that shows the Mississippi River. That's what's at risk with the current transportation method. Look carefully. A disaster is just waiting to happen, right now, not later.