aja8888
Moderator Emeritus
I'd add that the more obvious dumb messes from the oil industry these days all seem to be from transporting the stuff on rail cars, especially the very light condensate.
All (or most) of that could be resolved with the building of new pipelines. Somehow, it seems to take 5 years to get a pipeline permit approved, and that excludes any lengthy private or political opposition.
The thing that is most surprising is that the general public and the elected officials seem to think properly built, periodically tested, daily monitored pipelines are more apt to cause a spill than a string of rails cars on loosely maintained railroad track.