A 42″ or 36″ Pipeline Can Cause a BIG Explosion.
The San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion in September 2010 shows the amount of damage to personal life, property and well-being an incident like this can cause. 8 people were killed and at 60 more were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found the cause to be electrical causing a pressure surge in the pipeline triggering the explosion. This shows that any mechanical or electrical failure can lead to a catastrophic explosion.
U.S. Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reports there were 244 significant incidents on U.S. pipelines in 2012. Over $180 million in damage and 10 deaths were reported.
Jim Hall, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board during the Clinton administration, who made safety his cause stated “All of these underground pipelines are potential bombs” in an AOL News interview.
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Gas Toxins Are a Present Danger
Gas toxins released from compressor stations and leaking from pipelines, pollute the air, land and water with air-borne carcinogens endangering not only humans, but also animals, livestock, crops and your water and land.
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Incidents In Populated Areas Would Be Catastrophic.
The San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion is an example how deadly a pipeline explosion can be if in a populated area. The San Bruno natural gas explosion was from a 30 inch diameter gas pipeline. The explosion casued a magnitude 1.1 earthquake, a 40 foot deep crater and a wall of fire more than 1,000 feet high. Just imagine if that were a 42 inch pipeline running at a higher pressure.
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Large Pipelines Are a Target For Terrorists.
The U.S thwarted a plot to blow up a jet fuel pipeline supplying JFK Airport in 2007.
The Department of Homeland Security has identified sustained attempts to hack into the control systems of the U.S. pipeline network.
Read more here: Pipelines Targeted by Terrorists
Decreased Property Values And Decreased City Revenue
Your property value will decrease with a pipeline on or near your property. Lower property values means less property tax revenue for the local government, cities and schools. The results would be fewer city services or an increase in your property tax rate.
Future Growth Will Slow
Land may not be developed falling short of it’s tax revenue potential because of the pipeline presence. Current residents may choose to leave. New residents may feel the pipeline puts their decision to move to the area at risk. This not only impacts real estate, but also impacts growth, stability, values and revenue.
Eminent Domain.
Land owners are stripped of their rights to the land they own. This is a private company trying to use public utility Eminent Domain to take private citizens property to build their transmission pipeline for their own benefit and not for the benefit of the local or state communities.
LATEST INCIDENT NEWS ARTICLES
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
Click here for the full postFormer 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
Click here for the full postPorter Ranch gas leak is a wake-up call
More than 280 families have fled their homes in Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley, sickened by the smell of a voluminous natural gas leak from underground storage wells. The gas has been seeping from the ground for more than a month, yet Southern California Gas Co. says it might to take another three to four months to shut down the well, which goes 8,500 feet deep.
Source: Porter Ranch gas leak is a wake-up call - LA Times
Click here for the full postPHMSA 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
Cancer and Compressor Stations - Dr. Susan Rubin
Benzene levels have been measured near compressor stations that far exceed cancer-causing thresholds. Formaldehyde levels can exceed cancer-causing thresholds up to at least a half mile away from compressor stations.
Source: Cancer and Compressor Stations - Dr. Susan Rubin
Click here for the full postAs US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked | SNL
According to a Pipeline Safety Trust analysis of federal data, new pipelines are failing at a rate on par with gas transmission lines installed before the 1940s.
Source: SNL: As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked | SNL
Click here for the full postMethane Is Leaking From Natural Gas Processing Plants At Much Higher Rates Than Reported
Nearly 2.5 million metric tons of methane escape from processing facilities each year.
South Texas pipeline explosion injures 2
Authorities say the explosion of a natural gas pipeline near the small South Texas town of Falfurrias injured two people and prompted the evacuation about 150 homes.
Source: South Texas pipeline explosion injures 2 | abc13.com
Click here for the full postMichigan River Remains Poisoned By Oil Five Years After Massive Spill | ThinkProgress
Five years after a pipeline rupture spilled over one million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, local Michigan residents and activists battle new pipeline proposals.
Source: Michigan River Remains Poisoned By Oil Five Years After Massive Spill | ThinkProgress
Click here for the full postHorse farm owner not happy with NEXUS - Chronicle-Telegram
A resident was left angry and frustrated with NEXUS surveyors who she said entered her property with little regard for it or her horses.
Source: Horse farm owner not happy with NEXUS - Chronicle-Telegram
Click here for the full postNexen spill: New pipelines not always safer, investigator says - Edmonton - CBC News
In the wake of a massive spill from a one-year-old petroleum pipeline in Alberta, one veteran investigator says there are plenty of reasons newer technology doesn't always prevent spills.
Source: Nexen spill: New pipelines not always safer, investigator says - Edmonton - CBC News
Click here for the full post100s of U.S. state's oil spills not publicized
North Dakota oil regulators are not notifying the public about oil spills.
Source: 100s of U.S. state's oil spills not publicized
Click here for the full postCanadian regulator orders Spectra to clean up its safety practices #StopSpectra
Canada’s FERC equivalent had to escalate from specific fines to a blanket clean-up order. Do you still believe Spectra is “a very genuine, safe, law-abiding company”?
Source: Canadian regulator orders Spectra to clean up its safety practices | SpectraBusters
Click here for the full postExxon knew of climate change in 1981, email says – but it funded deniers for 27 more years | Environment | The Guardian
ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest oil company, knew as early as 1981 of climate change – seven years before it became a public issue, according to a newly discovered email from one of the firm’s own scientists. Despite this the firm spent millions over the next 27 years to promote climate denial.
Washington County resident warns locals of fracking dangers - New Castle News
"This is all about export. It is going to the highest bidder," he said.
Source: Washington County resident warns locals of fracking dangers - New Castle News: Home
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