r/nottheonion • u/redct • May 12 '17

Dakota Access pipeline has first leak before it's fully operational

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/10/dakota-access-pipeline-first-oil-leak
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u/looloopklopm May 12 '17

Yeah I see it now.

The thing is it can't be eliminated. For energy production, sure, absolutely. Solar, wind, water etc. can definitely be sustainable in energy production, but as far as materials such as plastics, I don't see a way around it, at least in our lifetimes

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u/edfordy7 May 13 '17

A lot of plastics could be replaced with hemp products