With all of the fussing and fighting about the Keystone XL, it is remarkable how little has been said about the environmental risk involved. When the issue is raised, the proponents of the project point to the millions of miles of pipeline already in use in America and the number of years they have been operating. You will notice they do not add the words: “without incident.” Google “oil pipeline leaks”, and be ready for a lot of information. But you will probably not hear about the recent pipeline leak into the Yellowstone River, nor a status report on the Kalamazoo River leak, an old one that demonstrated the additional difficulty of trying to clean up tar sands oil in particular, which, being heavier than clear sweet crude, sinks to the bottom of the river. Do you think a reporter who dared to research and write a comprehensive report on this subject would have very good job security in today’s corporate –controlled media?