Anyone who lives in or near the bayous, or even has visited, knows there are thousands (make that 'thousands and thousands') of small oil pipes leading from the gulf to the refineries. A boat trip through the bayous reveals these pipes, ranging from 1" in diameter to 6" and 8", strung through the trees or just laying on the ground. Most look pretty decrepit and, to my eye when I saw them, ready to break and leak. These are individually owned feeds to the refineries where meters record what each owner will be paid. I'm not opposed to the concept but these (seemingly) neglected pipes could be another Louisiana environmental disaster just waiting to happen. Or easy targets for vandalism.