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1,044 Train derailments in the USA in 2022

1,044 Train derailments in the USA in 2022 | SO, PIPELINES ARE HORRIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FOR TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS FLUIDS; BUT TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS FLUIDS BY RAIL IS MUCH MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND? | image tagged in environment | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
208 views 17 upvotes Made by WayneUrso 1 year ago in politics
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3 ups, 1y,
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Up-voted. But please cease trying to make leftists THINK. They hate that.
4 ups, 1y,
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Years ago, there used to be a radio show on NPR (one of the very few radio programs worth listening to) called “Car Talk”. It was hosted by Tom and Ray Magliozzi. One of the memorable phrases that they used regularly on the show was “Unencumbered by the thought process”.

In my humble opinion, there are large groups of people who are afflicted with this disorder.
4 ups, 1y
I remember that show . . . and well spotted.
0 ups, 1y,
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They are both equally dangerous. They both become extremely dangerous when there is no upkeep, maintenance, regulation, monitoring, and audits. Plus the companies transporting chemicals under ground or via rail, are very much lacking regulation in a free economy called American. This is just getting worse over the years when you have federal laws lacking compliance and state laws relaxing compliance or vice versa. These companies get away with violating laws all the time because they can afford the fee. So they actually should be feed and shut down. Plus the regulations for a company’s production has no limit. When you have a chemical company that produces 500,000 tons a year just because is crazy. You would think by now companies would produce only on the contract for the amount needed instead of pushing it out to other countries, or stockpiling massive loads of unused toxic materials used in industrial applications.
0 ups, 1y
The same thing has occurred with pipelines, but the handling of the situation didn’t involve fire which was more than likely caused by the track causing a spark in the wheel igniting the leak chemical from the rail car, which was more than likely old and unkept. These problems have occurred before, both are equally dangerous. In the past anhydrous pipelines have burst in counties across the Midwest. Accidentally drive into fog from a busted anhydrous pipeline and you instantly die. Every person in the Midwest should have a gas mask for this reason. Scary thing is you just never know.
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