This complementary section of the Keystone pipeline is necessary for the safe transport of U.S. and Canadian crude oil to our refineries. Pipelines are unequivocally the safest means of transporting oil from the Dakotas. Furthermore, additional capacity in the Keystone line will help ensure our nation’s energy security by receiving more of the resources we need from friendly North American neighbors. T. Boone Pickens may be on to something when he announced last week that Canadian oil spells the end of OPEC, something we should all celebrate forty years after the Arab oil embargo nearly brought our country to a standstill.
Report finds Pipelines safer than Trucks and Trains
U.S. data on incidents from 2005 to 2009 “show that road and rail have higher rates of serious incidents, injuries and fatalities than pipelines, even though more road and rail incidents go unreported,” said the report authors, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Kenneth Green, senior director of natural resource policy studies at the Fraser Institute.
“Transporting oil by pipeline is safe and environmentally friendly,” the report concluded.
U.S. Steps Up Research on Pipeline Safety
Grants of $7.8 Million This Year Come as Recent Spills Expose Deficiencies in Inspections.
Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Energy Production
Sweetwater, Texas, mayor and director of the Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse Greg Wortham gave a presentation on wind energy in Texas and the U.S., saying that Texas is nation’s leader in wind energy with most of its wind energy generated in West Texas. Wortham said the U.S. has 60,000 megawatts of wind energy, with 12, 214 megawatts of that in Texas. Of the Texas total, 2,500 megawatts are generated in located in Nolan County, in which Sweetwater is the county seat.
Oil and gas jobs soar to new milestone
The U.S. oil and gas industry added new jobs faster than the total private sector during the year that ended in June, jumping 2.6 percent over the previous year and pushing the industry’s roster past 1 million jobs nationwide, according to a new report.
Airlines Cash In on Every Inch, Even the Jammed Bins Overhead
Many travelers may not realize it, but a seat ticket does not automatically entitle them to overhead space. Once space runs out, passengers must check their luggage at the gate, without paying a fee — and then wait for it at the baggage claim at their destination. Airlines are capitalizing on the fact that many fliers are willing to pay for carry-on convenience.