So do these things (West, Texas and the gas barges along with this) happen all the time and they're just being reported because people are sensitive to what happened in Boston, or is this April a particularly explody month? 

So do these things (West, Texas and the gas barges along with this) happen all the time and they're just being reported because people are sensitive to what happened in Boston, or is this April a particularly explody month? 

So do these things (West, Texas and the gas barges along with this) happen all the time and they're just being reported because people are sensitive to what happened in Boston, or is this April a particularly explody month? 

Just Another OC Homeless Guy:No no.  You can never blame governmental oversite - no matter how much of it or how overbearing and suffocating it is.  You must always blame that non-existent whipping boy boogyman, "free enterprise." 

Alright...tell us how overbearing and suffocating government oversight caused this explosion? 

Mrtraveler01:Yogimus: stiletto_the_wise: Another industrial accident.  Nothing a little more de-regulation and less Obama can't fix.... right? 

Well, more Obama sure as shiat doesn't seem to be working. 

Your posts are making less and less sense. 

I apologize, I was making the point that oil infrastructure related incidents seem to be rising under this administration.  Starting from the gulf of mexico to the pipeline issues across the midwest, and now refinery problems. 

Now before you take me up on this argument, please note I could give one greasy shiat about the whole thing.  I was mocking stiletto for making this a political discussion.  I already expended more energy than this line of talk is worth. 

Mrtraveler01:Just Another OC Homeless Guy: No no.  You can never blame governmental oversite - no matter how much of it or how overbearing and suffocating it is.  You must always blame that non-existent whipping boy boogyman, "free enterprise." 

Alright...tell us how overbearing and suffocating government oversight caused this explosion? 

I'll wait...

Haven't a clue.  The causes are lost in the details (which I don't have access to).  All I know for a fact is that we do not have anything resembling "free enterprise" in this country.  Do you claim that we do?  Seriously? 

Something that does not exist cannot logically be blamed for an event. 

FTFA:Each day, the Marathon Detroit Refinery processes more than 100,000 barrels of heavy crude oil from Canadian tar sands.  In June 2010, the Free Press reported that the refinery is located in Michigan's most heavily polluted zip code. 

Well... at least the folks at Marathon located their refinery in the right place.