It would be “shockingly easy” for a small group of people to attack the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, cause an oil spill the size of the Exxon Valdez, and threaten drinking water supplies for millions of Americans, according to a retired U.S. Special Forces officer and member of “SEAL Team 6”. In an assessment conducted at the request of NextGen Climate, Dave Cooper concluded that no pipeline, however, small, can ever be completely secured. “Cooper contends that pipelines are a vulnerable form of energy infrastructure, and the government should conduct a security assessment before allowing another one to be built,” Climate Progress reports.
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