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Missouri Digital News
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Mo. Digital News
Missouri Digital News
MDN.ORG:
Mo. Digital News
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Missouri Digital News
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The Lieutenant Governor says he is not worried about building new pipelines in Missouri despite this weekend's oil leak in Arkansas. |
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Wrap: Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder renewed his support for a new Keystone pipeline as Arkansas residents grapple with an oil leak in their backyards.
Kinder says that building the pipeline will create jobs, and it can be done in a safe and environmentally friendly way. He says the incident in Arkansas is a rarity.
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| Description: "We're always disappointed when there is an accident of that nature, but we have millions of miles of pipeline criss-crossing this country. So we had one accident in Arkansas that can be cleared up." | |
Pro-environmentalists say that Kinder's lack of concern over the Arkansas leak is irresponsible.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Ellie Coatar.
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A pro-environmental group says Lieutenant Governor Kinder's support of a new pipeline in Missouri is irresponsible considering this weekend's oil leak in Arkansas. |
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Wrap: The director of the Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club says Lieutenant Governor Kinder's support of a new Keystone pipeline in Missouri lacks concern for serious safety risks.
John Hickey says corrosive tar sands create disastrous environmental problems, like those that occurred over the weekend in Arkansas.
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| Description: "We had a major tar sands oil spill in Arkansas, and so for a Missouri politician to put out an appeal for the support of Keystone without mentioning the disaster in Arkansas is highly irresponsible." | |
Kinder says the new pipeline will create jobs and can be built in a safe and environmentally friendly way.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Ellie Coatar.