I mean look at what happens every time there is a land-based pipeline spill- remember all those horror stories?
And do you recall all the tragic events that occurred with the Alaska pipeline?
We have thousands and thousands of miles of pipe lines in the USA and each time one spills it is like a horror movie!!
Remember? ...No?
Neither do I
Exactly. Pipelines are segmented and constantly monitored, and pumps and valves isolate a section that has any kind of anomaly automatically.
The Nebraska Sandhills are called that for a reason. Sand. Not water. Think about taking a gallon of crude oil and dumping it into a kids sandbox. How difficult would it be to remove the clumps of oily-sand, vs. dumping the same gallon of oil into a swimming pool?
This whole thing is idiotic, and political. Gov. Heineman got caught playing politics by giving a nod to the environmentalists and Obama and the Dems latched onto it.
Working in the industry, including in Alaska, I do remember the overhyped media reports. They don't come back to report on them after the clean up.