The Black Press editorial (March 19) “Some realities about oil” made a number of good points, but it greatly oversimplified a complex subject.
In particular, it made no distinction between the types of products transported by pipeline and the people who may oppose them. It was not fair to assume that those opposed to diluted bitumen and other crude oil pipelines also oppose LNG pipelines and plants. They each do have their own set of risks that must be addressed separately, but the risks associated with pipeline ruptures are vastly different.
Regarding climate change concerns mentioned, the article did make a valid point about gas-fired power plants being less polluting than coal-fired ones.
If we can assume that China would convert their plants, shipping them LNG would be a step in the right direction. I would guess, however, that the suggestion is largely hypothetical.
Ken Summers