In early July of this year, a freight train loaded with crude oil left a small town in western North Dakota headed east. A day later it was being handled by a small railroad company in Quebec. Night came and the engineer, operating the train by himself, was ready to finish his shift. He left the train on the seldom-used main track, as was normal.
You Can Be Too Careful: Calculating The Risks Of Energy Resources
While there’s no risk-free utopia to be achieved, America’s current evaluation of the risks of various power sources tends toward the irrational.