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Letter: Oil will now take the most dangerous route to market

We need to thank Obama for making certain that the Canadian and Dakota oil takes the most dangerous, highest CO2-emitting, least profitable (for the producers) route to market.

Of course, he is making more jobs for the economy in that we need more EMTs, railroad workers and hazmat workers to clean up the resulting wrecks.

Then, too, he is making certain that his wealthy buddy, who operates a very large railroad, is making plenty of money each time one of those trains rolls through someone’s neighborhood.

I am certain that those who have to suffer the hazards of those rolling wrecks really appreciate what has been foisted off to them.

Dean H. Hicks, Kennewick

This story was originally published November 29, 2015 at 5:39 PM with the headline "Letter: Oil will now take the most dangerous route to market."

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