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Energy pipelines are controversial now, but one of the first big ones helped win World War II

  • Written by W. Bernard Carlson, Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, University of Virginia
Energy pipelines are controversial now, but one of the first big ones helped win World War IIThe "Big Inch" oil pipeline at Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, around 1943. Betttman via Getty Images

Oil and gas pipelines have become flashpoints in discussions of climate change. From the Atlantic coast to the Dakotas, pipelines that would deliver fossil fuels to customers have sparked protests and legal challenges. The Keystone XL pipeline, which...

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