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The Colonial Pipeline spill has caused 6 states (Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina) to declare a state of emergency. Gasoline (petrol) prices on the east coast are likely to spike. Yet, most puzzling is how this vast emergency and its likely effect on cost of living has gone unnoticed by mainstream media outlets. The pipeline is owned by Koch Industries: is this why the media is silent?
[Are there any Soylentils in the affected area who can corroborate this story? Have you heard of the spill, seen long gas lines, or any price gouging? -Ed.]
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Six US States Declare Emergency after Major Gasoline Pipeline Spill; Media Almost Silent
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(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday September 19 2016, @04:53PM
And until you know why this particular pipeline leak has occurred - stop acting as if you know what has happened and why.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 19 2016, @08:10PM
> And until you know why this particular pipeline leak has occurred - stop acting as if you know what has happened and why.
The only WHY that matters is that the pipeline was there. Without a pipeline all those possible failure modes that could lead to the pipeline leaking would not have cause a leak.
Sure it matters to the pipeline engineers and their employers. But to the people who suffer the consequences none of that does - no pipeline, no leak no matter what.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Tuesday September 20 2016, @08:31AM
So your response appears to be that there shouldn't be any pipelines at all? I hope that you enjoy life without a car while living in your cave, with light provided by candles and cooking on your log fire. Sure, renewables might eventually be the answer - but we are a long way from replacing oil by alternative sources for a while yet. Can you provide a more economic way of transporting that amount of fuel over the distances concerned?
So none of those suffering the consequences of the leak are in the least bit concerned with the potential lack of fuel for their vehicles, for the power that is provided for everything that they use on a daily basis? Sure, they might have their own personal generators, but they do not power communications towers, television and radio broadcasting, hospitals, emergency services and so on.
So I contend that we should find the most economic and safe way of using the energy sources that we do have, while investing more heavily in research into alternative sources.