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Oil pipeline protesters ignore safety

Those who oppose and protest against approval of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines ignore that Warren Buffet's oil trains are currently transporting the oil, and that oil trains are far more susceptible to spilling and pose a far greater risk to the rivers than do modern oil pipelines.

This story was originally published February 2, 2017 at 6:57 PM with the headline "Oil pipeline protesters ignore safety."

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