Bomb trains are blowing up across North America. Figuratively. And literally.
There is a lot of backlash against Tar Sands pipelines. And the industry is very quietly finding alternatives to bring it to market, and that is Tar Sands-by-rail.
Journalist Steve Horn reports on the economic, environmental and political realities of the growing oil-by-rail industry, from derailments and explosions across North America to the lobbyists working both parties to keep the money and oil flowing.
Steve has been covering bomb trains and the flow of money and oil in his recent writing at DeSmog Blog.
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