If this president had known anything about history, and that the pipelines have been installed by the Federal Government for well over 70 years, and that the Government makes MONEY transporting fuels through the pipelines, then the Keystone pipeline would have been approved many years ago, and we would have had lower fuel prices for the past 5 or 7 years.
Instead we have trains to carry the crude oil to Portland OR, where I live (and right past my house) to get the oil to the refineries. This is far more dangerous than a pipeline. And much more expensive way to transport say 100,000 gallons per hour by trains instead of pipelines.
It all started by Rockefeller back in the late 1890's. By 1939, the pipelines to carry essential war materials from the Texas refineries to New York for transportation to Europe, but where blocked by every homeowner that the pipeline might have crossed part of their property. As a war effort, the Federal Government got the pipeline completed, and so began the pipeline system. It is probably as important as the interstate highway system!
Fred.
