I am trying to get worked up over this, but I can't. Not that any amount is safe to spill, but 84 gallons is practically nothing, and it occurred at a pump station within a containment area. I am sure faux outrage will come about it though.

 

Id venture a guess that more than 84 gallons of oil a day gets dropped onto peoples driveways when changing their oil at home every day.

Nothing to see here IMO. It's a drip in the total scheme of things.

So lets be clear, the leak wasnt in the line, it was at one of the pump stations.

 

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I am trying to get worked up over this, but I can't. Not that any amount is safe to spill, but 84 gallons is practically nothing, and it occurred at a pump station within a containment area. I am sure faux outrage will come about it though.

 

I hear you. However, my concern is that they had a small leak (which was contained) and that they acknowledge that similar leaks are not uncommon. Why not demand a higher standard, like NO leaks? What happens in time as they continually have these "not uncommon" leaks? Will there ever be a larger one?

The great thing about solar energy is that it isn't an environmental disaster waiting to happen.

 

And with that I've reached my political quota for the month.

The great thing about solar energy is that it isn't an environmental disaster waiting to happen.

 

And with that I've reached my political quota for the month.

 

This is a cute post without context. We can all agree Nuclear is the most clean and efficent form of energy I hope . But we also have an infrastructure dependent on fossil fuels and we can't rip the band aid. I think everyone on both sides would love 100% clean energy. The problem to me is one ideology thinks government regulation and elimination is the most eiffecent approach instead of innovation.

Those who complain about energy pipelines, do you support the lines outside of your house that's bringing energy in, or have you shut those off as well? Have you truly gone green or just want to fuss?

Those who complain about energy pipelines, do you support the lines outside of your house that's bringing energy in, or have you shut those off as well? Have you truly gone green or just want to fuss?

 

I am going to take a wild guess and say the most someone on here has done as far as going green is bought a Prius....

Those who complain about energy pipelines, do you support the lines outside of your house that's bringing energy in, or have you shut those off as well? Have you truly gone green or just want to fuss?

 

On the micro level, yes. Recycling, taking my own bags to the grocery, not littering, buying a more environmentally-friendly vehicle.

 

I do what I can to not just be whiny, but there's an old saying about the sins of the father that applies here.

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I hear you. However, my concern is that they had a small leak (which was contained) and that they acknowledge that similar leaks are not uncommon. Why not demand a higher standard, like NO leaks? What happens in time as they continually have these "not uncommon" leaks? Will there ever be a larger one?

"Similar leaks" at pump stations are not uncommon, which is why they have containment beds around these places. That is worth stressing again. You are dealing with humans, mechanical parts, etc. To expect 100% efficiency is impossible.

 

Will there ever be a larger one? I assume you mean a main line break underneath a lake. Possibly, but the chances are slim. And if it does, containment of any spillage would be of the utmost importance, which it already is. I am not sure many understand how rigorous some of the reporting requirements are when it comes to overseeing one of these lines.