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posted by mrpg on Sunday November 19 2017, @04:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the color-me-oil dept.

Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota

Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota

"A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked Thursday (Nov 16, 2017) from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, the pipeline's operator, TransCanada, said.

Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning, and officials are investigating the cause of the leak, which occurred about three miles southeast of the town of Amherst, said Brian Walsh, a spokesman for the state's Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

This is the largest Keystone oil spill to date in South Dakota, Walsh said. The leak comes just days before Nebraska officials announce a decision on whether the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, a sister project, can move forward."

Keystone pipeline - major leak/spill

Elsewhere there are notes of smaller spills in the same pipeline--this AC submitter is wondering about the long term use of a pipeline that is leaking when it's nearly brand new. Doesn't sound good for the long term.

PBS has a followup article from today (Saturday), 'We need to know' more about Keystone oil pipeline leak, tribal chairman says

The leak comes as the debate over the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline rages on. Nebraska's Public Service Commission is scheduled to announce its decision Monday on whether to permit TransCanada to build Keystone XL along its proposed route in the state, the Omaha World-Herald reported. A spokeswoman for the commission told the AP that the board's members will only use information provided during public hearings and official public comments in order to make their decision.

Related:
US District Court: Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated the Law
Dakota Access Pipeline Suffers Oil Leak Even Before Becoming Operational
Company Behind Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Sues Greenpeace


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @03:57AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @03:57AM (#599132)

    Yes [money] did [always exist]. It existed as land and crops and livestock

    Wrong, money did not always exist. Land and crops and livestock all had an origin. However, that's a misdirection, as most all trade today is not conducted in "land and crops and livestock". In the USA for example, there exists a little thing called a "US Dollar". The current US Dollar (there have been several versions of the US Dollar) has a very specific and identifiable origin; it did not always exist. Where did it originate?

  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday November 20 2017, @04:05AM (4 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday November 20 2017, @04:05AM (#599134) Journal

    Once again you're off the rails and fail to follow the fundamentals. Some other time...

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @04:41AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @04:41AM (#599150)

      Don't worry; I'll keep using this rope you're providing to me to hang you at a future time. Garbage will be taken out one way or the other.

      It'll be interesting to see where this piece will be used: "Money always existed. It predates time and the very matter of the universe." -fustakrakich