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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:05AM
Burning inside an engine is highly regulated as exemplified by the recent VW emissions cheating scandal. In particular the composition of the fuel-air mixture is critical. You bet the environment will notice...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine#Air_pollution [wikipedia.org]
Of course this is a false dichotomy, there option to use an engine is long forfeited. Perhaps you were joking.
(Score: 1) by ewk on Tuesday September 20 2016, @06:19AM
Sort of joking...
More like the choice of having 1) a small temporary hickup (Really... 5500 barrels to burn isn't that much. Perfect mixture or not.) in air quality or 2) a long term poisoning of your ground water.
Take your pick...
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