XL Keystone pipeline

[Old Moparz]

Does anyone remember this? Or know if any of these people ever got back into their homes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNkU8p6qq_k

Yes, I remember it. I also remember how it was treated as a militarized zone when they shut down the air space over it.    It was said that it was for safety but I'd put money on not wanting the story covered is the bigger reason.  

Doing several differently worded searches online, I only find this after scrolling through tons of crap, so this is why I have little faith in corporate news agencies. None of them tell you shit.  

http://ruralwiddifieldratepayersassociation.com/2014/12/07/exxon-report-finds-outdated-welding-caused-arkansas-pipeline-rupture-lab-says-seam-cracks-tied-to-1940s-welding-led-to-march-spill-of-5000-barrels-of-oil/

Pipe from the 1940's? Nice to see private industry stay on top of things with state of the art technology so the right thing is done. Wouldn't want to think they were trying to save a few bucks over public safety.


Independent news..... http://www.projectcensored.org/five-ways-flex-media-literacy-muscles/  

[Steve P.]

You can bet that the maintenance people at Exxon have repeatedly told the higher up in report after report that the welding technology and the steel technology of the pipeline was crap over and over. Iron workers take their jobs very seriously and don't pull punches. But like every other union you won't uncover the reports unless someone is about to die of cancer themselves and has no one to leave benefits to. 

[twodko]

What Steve P said.