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A Derailed Oil Train Opens the Path for Living Democracy
2016-06-13 03:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Counter Punch: Last week a train carrying crude oil in 14 tankcars derailed in the tiny river town of Mosier, Oregon--42,000 gallons spilled, 32,000 gallons burned, and 10,000 gallons clogged the municipal wastewater plant. As horrible as it is, the community of Mosier and everyone depending on the Columbia River got lucky. Something potentially catastrophic like the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Quebec, Canada (an explosion, 47 people died, half the town burned down and the rest is now a toxic wasteland)...
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