The Trans-Alaska Pipeline has had 7 incidents involving leaks in the past 40 or so years. The largest two were intentionally caused by individuals. Between the two of them, approximately 25,000 barrels were spilled. One supertanker carries between 500,000 and 2,000,000 barrels of oil, so one lost ship would be worst than 25 times all of the spills from the pipeline. Further, trains derail and trucks have accidents fairly regularly, in comparison. It would seem that to oppose the demonstrably safest and most efficient long term means of moving oil would have absolutely no basis in any sort of logic.
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline has had 7 incidents involving leaks in the past 40 or so years. The largest two were intentionally caused by individuals. Between the two of them, approximately 25,000 barrels were spilled. One supertanker carries between 500,000 and 2,000,000 barrels of oil, so one lost ship would be worst than 25 times all of the spills from the pipeline. Further, trains derail and trucks have accidents fairly regularly, in comparison. It would seem that to oppose the demonstrably safest and most efficient long term means of moving oil would have absolutely no basis in any sort of logic.