Why is the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ignoring or neglecting research in PCP?
One reason state by some DOT officials is that in the United States, pipelines are owned and operated by private entities. The government’s role has been limited to oversight and regulating pipelines, rather than promoting their use. However, this cannot be the sole or even a good reason because the U.S. government, including both DOT and DOE, has sponsored much research to improve trucks and railroads which are also privately owned and operated. For instance, even today many million dollars are being spent each year by DOE to improve the fuel efficiency of trucks, and by DOT to study “intelligent vehicles.” A more possible reason for DOT neglect in freight pipeline research is the strong lobbying efforts by the trucking industry and the railroad industry. They do not want competition from pipelines. Furthermore, there is no pipeline advocates within DOT. The only pipeline office in DOT has the limited mission on pipeline safety. It is mainly regulatory in nature; it does not promote p
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