Obama Administration Kills Pipeline

[FreightTrain]

Can anyone even imagine what would happen if the railroads were running 600k barrels a day and decided to strike? Talk about leverage...

We aren't allowed to strike.

[jasonw_2005]

Don't blame me I voted for the other guy

[Vertnut]

Can anyone even imagine what would happen if the railroads were running 600k barrels a day and decided to strike? Talk about leverage...

[SMEGMA STENCH]

I don't know why yall are even arguing about it. One is a fucking train, the other is a fucking PIPE. I wonder which one is more efficient.

[Captain Crawfish]

most of that oil would go overseas anyways. up in the northwest the hubs are oversupplied with canadian crude thus decreasing the value of the canadian tar sand crude. getting it out of those hubs and exporting it to global markets would help drawdown the hubs which would increase prices (supply demand).

[Torinoman]

its just a money/power grab... thats what all politics boil down to. he doesn't give a shit about the environment, though he may use that as an excuse.

[SMKR]

What's fucked up is in Texas the Texas Railroad Commission regulates the O&G Industry.

x2 on that.

[SMKR]

over the sandhills in Nebraska? LMFAO, he is doing everything he can to NOT stimulate this economy and drive it into the ground.

[Zfan]

I think a lot of little people are in agreement with you. What needs to happen is politicians with integrity and common sense need to be elected.

Just my opinion.

You are right on but it will never happen...outlaw lobbyists, that's a start!

[Trip McNeely]

What's fucked up is in Texas the Texas Railroad Commission regulates the O&G Industry.

[stevo]

So the government can control it

Yup, it is the smart move since railroads are not controlled by the government. Oh wait...

Stevo

[mikec]

LOL got anything else than the union card. We don't have the capacity or can't handle the business. Then how come we have 1000 locomotives and 30,000 cars sitting in storage. I think that is more than enough to cover a few oil trains. The oil companys have already signed long term deals with the railroad. They project that 60% of all new business in the next 5 years for the railroad will come from the oil companys.

Union excess/wastefulness?

[Trip McNeely]

I think a lot of little people are in agreement with you. What needs to happen is politicians with integrity and common sense need to be elected.

Just my opinion.

That would be the ultimate goal, but right now with this moron in office there are no other options. lol

[ceyko]

Here is what needs to happen, and I hope it does; First off there needs to be an Alliance formed between the operators/producers/drillers, etc of fossil fuels for North America. Yes, I said it, Union, but in an old school helpful to the industry kind of way. Then they need to get together and call a strike. Drillers need to stop drilling, producers need to stop producing gas/oil. Refineries need to shut down, pipelines need to be shut down. Everything needs to come to a screeching halt and only then will the people realize how much we need these "pipelines" and "frac'ing of wells", "coal mining", and "drilling in the Gulf". This would basically cripple the United States and bring these people to their knees. Then maybe people will not take for granted every time they get on their iPhones and Tweet about how bad the oil companies are, or drive their SUV's to rally's to protest pipelines. Ignorant people drive me nuts.

I think a lot of little people are in agreement with you. What needs to happen is politicians with integrity and common sense need to be elected.

Just my opinion.

[Forever_frost]

Here is what needs to happen, and I hope it does; First off there needs to be an Alliance formed between the operators/producers/drillers, etc of fossil fuels for North America. Yes, I said it, Union, but in an old school helpful to the industry kind of way. Then they need to get together and call a strike. Drillers need to stop drilling, producers need to stop producing gas/oil. Refineries need to shut down, pipelines need to be shut down. Everything needs to come to a screeching halt and only then will the people realize how much we need these "pipelines" and "frac'ing of wells", "coal mining", and "drilling in the Gulf". This would basically cripple the United States and bring these people to their knees. Then maybe people will not take for granted every time they get on their iPhones and Tweet about how bad the oil companies are, or drive their SUV's to rally's to protest pipelines. Ignorant people drive me nuts.

You mean they need to go Gault