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Bakken Crude, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Keystone XL, Oil Industry, Rail industry, Rail vs. Pipeline

NPR: Oil industry’s Keystone XL backup is crude by rail

May 23, 2014 Roger Straw

Repost from National Public Radio, Morning Edition
[Editor: First 3 minutes, all about Keystone XL.  Beginning around 3:15, all about crude by rail.  – RS

Political Rhetoric Bogs Down Future Of Keystone XL Pipeline

By Jim Zarroli  |  May 23, 2014  |  4 min 14 sec

National Public Radio (NPR)

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