What Northwest crude-by-rail terminals mean for the global climate. | President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline was without doubt a victory for climate protection. It also left many wondering about the significance other oil infrastructure proposals, such as the 15 rail facilities in the Northwest that could handle a million barrels of crude per day. Would new oil depots on Northwest shorelines really increase oil drilling and global carbon pollution? It’s a question that has dogged the increasingly...
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