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Keystone Pipeline will prevent derailments

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. Senior U.S. officials say the State Department will recommend approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the White House to formally approve it.
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. Senior U.S. officials say the State Department will recommend approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the White House to formally approve it. Nati Harnik File AP Photo

President Trump recently gave the green light to the Keystone Pipeline. If we had a president from 2009-2017 who believed in the safety of the pipeline, this would have been finished a long time ago. Having oil transported via rail lines creates problems — it’s called derailment. In the 1970s, some 40 years ago, we built the Alaska Pipeline. The safety record is outstanding.

John J. Clancy

Sarasota

This story was originally published March 28, 2017 at 11:43 AM with the headline "Keystone Pipeline will prevent derailments."

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