Physicians Speak Out on the Health Effects of Fracked Gas Compressor Stations
Fracking is ‘Screwing Your Children and Grandchildren’
“there’s no way to avoid the consequences… And yet politicians pretend not to hear it, or not to understand”
Source: James Hansen: Fracking is ‘Screwing Your Children and Grandchildren’
Workers escape serious injury after plant explosion
Hundreds were evacuated after an explosion at a gas plant operated by Anadarko Petroleum near Orla, Texas.
Pipeline Safety Chief Says His Regulatory Process Is ‘Kind of Dying’ | InsideClimate News
Two stark numbers illustrate the challenge the administration faces in ensuring pipeline safety while pressing ahead with new pipeline projects: 135 federal inspectors oversee 2.6 million miles of pipeline, which means each inspector is responsible for almost enough pipe to circle the Earth.
Source: Exclusive: Pipeline Safety Chief Says His Regulatory Process Is ‘Kind of Dying’ | InsideClimate News
Spectra Exposed
“Spectra neither cares for the public nor the workers. This is a fact. They do not care what happens as long as they flow gas.”
Source: Spectra Exposed
Former inspectors allege safety issues with Spectra pipeline project
“Like every other company, Spectra gives a tremendous presentation about their commitment to safety, but their actions lack any kind of resolve. No one ever says, ‘Safety’s #2 here…’ At every turn when I made a safety suggestion, I was met with monumental resistance from the company on every level.”
Source: Former inspectors allege safety issues with Spectra pipeline project
Homeowners being ‘bullied’ by big gas? #StopSpectra
Some homeowners in Medina County say it may be the clearest proof yet of how they are being bullied by big gas.
Canadian regulator OKs Repsol LNG export plan in New Brunswick
Spanish energy giantRepsol has received approval from Canadian regulatorsto begin exporting liquefied natural gas from its under-utilizedCanaport import facility in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Source: Canadian regulator OKs Repsol LNG export plan in New Brunswick | Reuters
Several oil, gas pipelines planned for midstate
While the last decade of oil and gas development has been largely contained to the shale regions of Pennsylvania, the next phase will tunnel through the midstate.
Source: Several oil, gas pipelines planned for midstate – Washington Times
PHMSA leaves out leak detection
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration may be getting tougher with pipeline safety regulations, but its most recent rule does not address what many see as low-hanging fruit: New standards for leak detection technology.
Source: PHMSA leaves out leak detection – POLITICO
EPA to mandate disclosures on chemical releases from gas processing plants
The Environmental Protection Agency will force companies to disclose details on the toxic chemicals released from gas processing plants nationwide in response to legal challenges.
Source: EPA to mandate disclosures on chemical releases from gas processing plants – Fuel Fix
Former DCR head working for pipeline co.
Among the Kinder Morgan representatives greeting visitors to Wednesday night’s open house in Northfield, some visitors were surprised to see Jack Murray, who served as state Department of Conservation and Recreation commissioner under the Patrick administration.
Source: Former DCR head working for pipeline co. | The Recorder
State Police: Three dead, four injured in pipeline company explosion
An explosion rocked a gas pipeline company Thursday morning, killing three people and injury several more according to state police.
NWF sues Department of Transportation for pipeline failures – Drilling – Ohio
The National Wildlife Federation today filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Transportation for the agency’s failure for more than 20 years to protect people, fish, wildlife, and communities from oil pipeline spills in the nation’s inland waters, from the Great Lakes to the Yellowstone River.
Source: NWF sues Department of Transportation for pipeline failures – Drilling – Ohio
Engie Says Nobody Is Making Money off U.S. Natural Gas Exports
Just as gas export-terminals are preparing to start up along America’s Gulf Coast, the oil-price crash has made it unprofitable to send the U.S. fuel abroad, according to the North America head of power and natural gas supplier Engie.
Source: Engie Says Nobody Is Making Money off U.S. Natural Gas Exports – Bloomberg Business
