[net-gold] DISASTERS: EXPLOSIONS : TRANSPORTATION: RAILROAD: FREIGHT : PETROLEUM : ENVIRONMENT: OIL SPILLS: COUNTRIES: , UNITED STATES : GOVERNMENT: LAWS AND REGULATIONS: Another View: Nation Needs Safer Means to Move Oil
- From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 00:14:43 -0400 (EDT)
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DISASTERS: EXPLOSIONS : TRANSPORTATION: RAILROAD: FREIGHT : PETROLEUM :
ENVIRONMENT: OIL SPILLS: COUNTRIES: , UNITED STATES : GOVERNMENT: LAWS AND
REGULATIONS: Another View: Nation Needs Safer Means to Move Oil
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Another View: Nation Needs Safer Means to Move Oil
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Another View: Nation Needs Safer Means to Move Oil
The Des Moines Register
editorial board
7:31 a.m. PDT May 15, 2014
Reno Gazette-Journal
http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/editorials/2014/05/15/
another-view-nation-needs-safer-means-move-oil/2140482/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/p4qwehc
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Two weeks ago, a train pulling 105 tank cars loaded with crude oil
derailed in Lynchburg, Va. Thirty thousand gallons of petroleum spilled
into the James River and about 350 people were evacuated when the fuel
erupted in flames.
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You may have missed this story, because these derailments and exploding
oil tankers have apparently become so common as to be old news. But it is
still a big deal to the people in the states and cities along rail lines
that carry increasing volumes of crude oil from the Bakken region in North
Dakota, Wyoming and Canada.
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So, it was good news that the U.S. Department of Transportation last week
issued emergency rules requiring railroads to notify state and local
emergency-response officials when making large shipments of Bakken crude
oil. Under current practices, railroads are not required to notify states
of movements of hazardous cargo. The emergency rule applies to trains
carrying more than 1 million gallons of Bakken crude, or about 35 tank
cars.
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This is an important step in light of the increased rail shipment of crude
oil, mostly as a result of the dramatic growth of Bakken Oil drilling. The
Iowa Department of Transportation reported that railroads hauled 27,251
tank cars through Iowa last year carrying crude oil and other petroleum
products, but local officials are not alerted when these trains move
through their communities.
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Railroads have been secretive about shipments of hazardous substances for
security reasons. But state and local public safety officials should be
fully informed so they can be prepared for the potential of oil spills,
explosions or fires.
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Whereas trains in the past pulled a small number of tank cars mixed among
freight cars, today trains carrying oil may include 100 or more tank cars.
This concern is not just a matter of rising volume of oil shipments but is
also due to the explosive nature of the fuel oil being extracted from the
Bakken formation.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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