Pipeline Leaks: Go to Wikipedia pipeline leaks and find the truth about how many pipes have leaked and exploded in the U.S. . Wikipedia has listed leaks that have made the news for like the last 60 years.

For example: The Yellowstone pipeline which crossed Flathead Indian lands in Montana had leaked 78 time before the Flathead nation said that's enough and would not renew the lease. In the year 2000 Koch industries was fined 35 million dollars for leaks that were ongoing in six different states, which was the largest fine for an oil company at that time. In August 2000 the El Paso natural gas pipeline exploded near Carlsbad New Mexico killing 12 people. It failed due to corrosion which was not detected in a timely manner. In 2001 the Alaska pipeline leaked a whopping 6,800 barrels of oil whcih cost 13 million dollars to clean up. The leak was intially caused by an intoxicated hunter who shot a hole in the pipeline with a large caliber hunting rifle but the equipment that should have sensed changes in oil pressure failed to turn off the flow of oil.

There have been at least 412 major oil pipeline leaks/explosions since the year 2000.

Natural gas leakage( at least 4% of that produced) in general cancels out any benefit from replacing coal as electrical generation fuel.

To top off this short report the Keystone pipeline has already leaked 1,700 gallons of crude near Freeman South Dakota because of a faulty seam weld.

Petroleum product pipeline leaks are extensive and have killed many people and are causing a great deal of environment damage.

The Standing Rock people know this and we should be helping them.