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Proposed Industrial Route * USA - Through scenic Idaho raises alarm
Residents say a two-lane highway along the Clearwater River is no place for oversize oil-field equipment headed for Canada
Kooskia, Idaho -The Los Angeles Times, by Kim Murphy -September 15, 2010: ... U.S. 12, where a two-lane finger of asphalt winds its lonely way along the Clearwater River through rocky slopes of cedar, fir and ponderosa pine, it's more than just a turn of phrase: A quiet meadow along the river... But U.S. 12 is suddenly being targeted as a heavy-duty commercial route for shipments of giant oil-field equipment, prompting some locals to go to court against big energy companies and the state to protect one of the West's premier hunting and fishing destinations... As a major new oil development gets underway 1,100 miles north in the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, a venture connected to Exxon Mobil, Imperial Oil... In another proposal, ConocoPhillips has a separate application to ship four huge oil drums up Highway 12 along a similar route to Billings, Mont... Officials at the Port of Lewiston, Idaho say these could be the first in a potential new wave of extra-large shipments traveling up the highway, including oil-field equipment for Alberta and wind turbines for the Midwest... The proposals have generated alarm among many in the backcountry of Idaho and Montana, where the route runs not only along the middle fork of the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers but also the Blackfoot River in Montana... (Photo by Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times: The area along U.S. 12 is one of the West's premier hunting and fishing destinations. "This is the last of the big wild," one resident says)
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