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Nor did the article discuss the adverse impact of shipping oil by rail. Those exploding oil trains are more common than people realize (see them in pictures), and the human and environmental costs are real and exceed the costs of moving oil by pipeline.
“The horrible truth ... is train transport is far more dangerous,” energy writer Brian Westenhaus has pointed out.
As just one example, forty-two people were confirmed dead in the 2013 Quebec train disaster, and several more are presumed dead.
“No pipeline failure has ever come close to this level of human death and suffering,” Westenhaus points out.
“The horrible truth ... is train transport is far more dangerous,” energy writer Brian Westenhaus has pointed out.
As just one example, forty-two people were confirmed dead in the 2013 Quebec train disaster, and several more are presumed dead.
“No pipeline failure has ever come close to this level of human death and suffering,” Westenhaus points out.
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