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[–] 7856417? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well, that is the problem there. They do seem to be more common than I remembered. The question winds up being if we are safer with the pipelines or with the oil being shipped by truck and train. Decent article below on that.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/04/26/pick-your-poison-for-crude-pipeline-rail-truck-or-boat/#4b53a9ce5777

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[–] ZYX321 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

It is the classic "NIMBY". If you were running the pipeline through my yard, or in the watershed that feeds my aquifer, I would prefer it be shipped by truck.

For them it isnt about what is safer overall, but what is less likely to impact them. Same as it would be for you and me. (That is, if its not just about being money-grubbing)