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  So the pipeline breaks. The lakes die. You have no state. Those fuxking Commies! How could I have done this to me!
context: Remember none of the liquids that flow under the straits actually is used in Michigan and Enbridge admitted they lied in their PR saying that shutting it would raise gas prices $0.50 in the region... it would raise them less than $0.01 and that's because of higher transport usage. >
  
  Im too lazy to research much about propane and I’ve got a date with a fishing pole but it is also called LPG, liquified petroleum gas. At times it is in a liquid state and one report i read said that is the state it is in when its being transferred. Is it gaseous or liquid while under the straits? More research needed to answer that one. >
  
  Overall, Line 5 transports up to 540,000 barrels per day (bpd) of light crude oil, light synthetic crude, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), which are refined into propane. Line 5 delivers 65% of the propane that heats Upper Peninsula homes, and 55% of Michigan's propane needs.
  Peak volumetric transport through the Straits can reach 80,000 m3 s-‐1 (more than 10 times the flow of the Niagara River). Flow through the Straits can play an important role in water quality, contaminant transport, navigation, and ecological processes.
  Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline was built in 1953 and extends for 645 miles across the state of Michigan. Line 5, which is part of Enbridge's Lakehead System, begins in Superior, Wisconsin, and ends in Sarnia, Canada.
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  a  69 year old pipeline  under one of the  largest  water flow straights .   feeding the great  lakes.       time to shut down  line 5 before   it shuts  down the great lakes... >
  
  
  Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline was built in 1953 and extends for 645 miles across the state of Michigan.
  
  The Mackinac Bridge started construction in 1954, should we just close down that because anything that old must be inherently unsafe?
  
  a  69 year old pipeline  under one of the  largest  water flow straights .   feeding the great  lakes.       time to shut down  line 5 before   it shuts  down the great lakes...
  
  It's operated safely for 70 years, and somehow that's damning proof that it's unsafe and should be shut down immediately?
  Also, they want to build a better newer replacement pipeline, and MI is blocking that too. >
  
  70 year old infrastructure  is well past its best before date.  even with regular maintenance it becomes a game of roulette .   With the great lakes being the largest body of fresh water on the planet , is it worth the risk  to 34 million people that use the great lake basin ?   NO.....  Enbridge has been trying to replace the pipeline with a newer one. They want to encase it in a concrete tunnel to ensure that in a worst-case scenario, they would be able to contain a leak.  if approval  is granted   I have  no issues  with line 5   BUT  its facing  political  discord. >
  
  Transport the crude through Wyoming. Those folks want it! >
  
  Because Michigan is run by environmental communists. >
  
  So the pipeline breaks. The lakes die. You have no state. Those fuxking Commies! How could I have done this to me! >
  
  Yea. The keystone pipeline had a leak last year and destroyed a creek.  I prefer the environment and clean water instead of a pipeline.  I'd rather see a tanker truck or a rail car spill oil than a pipeline that takes days to find and then its already to late to fix the damage. >
  
  In general, the information we’ve reviewed leads us to the following conclusions:
  Pipelines spill more, both based on sheer volume, and on a per-ton-mile or per-barrel-mile basis.
  Rail transport accidents cause more injuries to humans on a per-barrel-mile or per-ton-mile basis.
  The probability of a spill from Rail is greater on a per-barrel-mile or per-ton-mile basis, though the majority of spills tend to be quite small in volume. >
  
  Sounds good.  You have a nice weekend as well. >
  
  Remember none of the liquids that flow under the straits actually is used in Michigan and Enbridge admitted they lied in their PR saying that shutting it would raise gas prices $0.50 in the region... it would raise them less than $0.01 and that's because of higher transport usage. >
  
  Im too lazy to research much about propane and I’ve got a date with a fishing pole but it is also called LPG, liquified petroleum gas. At times it is in a liquid state and one report i read said that is the state it is in when its being transferred. Is it gaseous or liquid while under the straits? More research needed to answer that one. >
  
  Lpg will remain liquid until it has left its pressurized vessel. Basically it's liquid until it leaves the nozzle in your grill. >
  
  Overall, Line 5 transports up to 540,000 barrels per day (bpd) of light crude oil, light synthetic crude, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), which are refined into propane. Line 5 delivers 65% of the propane that heats Upper Peninsula homes, and 55% of Michigan's propane needs.
  Peak volumetric transport through the Straits can reach 80,000 m3 s-‐1 (more than 10 times the flow of the Niagara River). Flow through the Straits can play an important role in water quality, contaminant transport, navigation, and ecological processes.
  Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline was built in 1953 and extends for 645 miles across the state of Michigan. Line 5, which is part of Enbridge's Lakehead System, begins in Superior, Wisconsin, and ends in Sarnia, Canada.
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  a  69 year old pipeline  under one of the  largest  water flow straights .   feeding the great  lakes.       time to shut down  line 5 before   it shuts  down the great lakes... >
  
  
  Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline was built in 1953 and extends for 645 miles across the state of Michigan.
  
  The Mackinac Bridge started construction in 1954, should we just close down that because anything that old must be inherently unsafe?
  
  a  69 year old pipeline  under one of the  largest  water flow straights .   feeding the great  lakes.       time to shut down  line 5 before   it shuts  down the great lakes...
  
  It's operated safely for 70 years, and somehow that's damning proof that it's unsafe and should be shut down immediately?
  Also, they want to build a better newer replacement pipeline, and MI is blocking that too. >
  
  70 year old infrastructure  is well past its best before date.  even with regular maintenance it becomes a game of roulette .   With the great lakes being the largest body of fresh water on the planet , is it worth the risk  to 34 million people that use the great lake basin ?   NO.....  Enbridge has been trying to replace the pipeline with a newer one. They want to encase it in a concrete tunnel to ensure that in a worst-case scenario, they would be able to contain a leak.  if approval  is granted   I have  no issues  with line 5   BUT  its facing  political  discord. >
  
  Transport the crude through Wyoming. Those folks want it! >
  
  Because Michigan is run by environmental communists.