re: #58 Justanotherhuman

Actually, yes, I should read more carefully. However, it doesn’t matter if the crude comes from ND or Alberta—the damage is done, and politicians and producers will jump on this as more “evidence” to build Keystone which is the real point. Except for that report, no others I’ve seen have actually mentioned the origination point of the crude.

Here’s more on the disaster: theglobeandmail.com

and here: montrealgazette.com

I’d heard that the train was carrying ‘lighter’ crude, which excludes the ‘heavy’ products of the tar sands.

‘Light’ vs. ‘heavy’ when talking about crude oil refers to the presence of impurities.