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Is there an Oil Mafia pipeline that's never leaked? How much will they bet the KXL never will? XL stands for extra large so it holds lots more gunk Which history shows will eventually spill. And history shows that we'll fine the owners Less than it costs to properly maintain. So why would they bother? And so they don't, and won't, Unless they're hit with fines so they feel the pain. It happens to every infrastructure that's built. Promises, promises: "It's the state of the art, With thousands of sensors. What could go wrong?" But as it ages it starts falling apart. "To check all of those sensors would cost more than the fine And the cost to clean up all of the gunk that spills Or at least any we find on the ground. If it gets in those aquifers, just send us the bill. "If you can't find some way to decontaminate them Don't expect us to. We haven't a clue. Get your fresh water from somewhere we haven't been. Just don't bug us. It's now all up to you."
Bob Carlson To 'It's Crazy To Think Keystone XL Won't Leak' To 'Justice Department's New Get-Tough Policy Is, Well, Not' To 'More Oil Mafia in Rhymed Verse' To 'Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?' |