WHY UTILITY CO-LOCATION IS A PROBLEM
» Transmission Line EMF Interference with Buried Pipeline
» AC Corrosion on cathodic pipelines
» Wisconsin Public Service Commission – Page 5, brief mention of pipelines and power lines not being able to be in same ROW
» Maine Gov. Office of Independence & Security, Page 19 – 23
Section 3.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE
Proof from in the field in Plainfield, MA that they intend to build alongside, not within utility corridors.
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PIPELINE RUPTURES & LEAKS
36″ gas pipeline explosion in Cleburne, TX, 2010. Heat forced emergency vehicles to stay 1/2 mile away until valves could be closed.
How much impact a pipeline rupture and explosion has is determined by three factors: the diameter of the pipe, the pressure at which it operates and how far apart the shut-off valves are.
Generally, smaller pipes like those on lateral lines running as side branches to the main transmission line run at a lower pressure. Pressure in densely populated areas is generally lower than in rural “low consequence” areas, also known as “sacrifice zones”. These zones also have different requirements for the gauge of metal used – the thinnest being in the most rural “Class 1” zones.
How far apart the regulator or shut-down valves are depends on the density of population surrounding the pipeline. This can range from 2-1/2 miles apart in densely populated areas to 10 miles apart in rural areas.
20″ gas pipeline explosion in Sissonville, WV, 2012.
» “Apparently we were very lucky,” said Tom Miller of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department. READ MORE …
» Articles about the Sissonville explosion from the Charleston Gazette-Mail
Video caught by travelers.
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» Study of frost heave effects on pipelines
» UPDATE: Company addresses Refugio pipeline explosion
by Chris Ramirez , Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Feb. 15, 2017
» Company Behind DAPL Reported 69 Accidents, Polluting Rivers in 4 States in Last Two Years
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
February 14, 2017
» 176,000-gallon North Dakota pipeline leak wasn’t detected by electronic equipment: The spill caused hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil to pour into a creek
by James Macpherson, Associated Press
December 12, 2016
Desmog Blog
Eight Years After a Mercaptan Spill, Residents Call for Evacutation
By Julie Dermansky • August 5, 2016
KTLA Channel 5 News
Natural Gas Likely Cause of Explosion That Rocked Neighborhood, 9 Firefighters Injured
By CNN Wire
March 9, 2016
Oh, and yes. New pipes can also explode.
Rachel Maddow Show, January 27, 2015
»KEN5 Eyewitness News/San Antonio, Texas
Ken 5 Crew Headed Reports Pipeline Explosion Encinal
Marvin Hurst, reporting
October 16, 2015
TransCanada Keystone 1 Pipeline Suffered Major Corrosion Only Two Years in Operation
» If We Allow the Kinder Morgan Pipeline, This is What Could Happen in Peabody
Blog post listing large pipeline explosions on KM pipelines, by Bob Croce of Peabody Citizens United
» The Blast Radius: What Does It Mean for Your Neighborhood?
A very handy guide to determining what the blast radius in your area might be.
» The Trouble with PHMSA (Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
http://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?325596-5/washington-journal-elana-schor-federal-inspection-oil-gas-pipelines
Washington Journal, C-SPAN
April 27, 2015
» NTSB: Systemic flaws in safety oversight of gas pipelines
By Joan Lowy, Associated Press
January 27, 2015
http://player.theplatform.com/p/7wvmTC/MSNBCEmbeddedOffSite?guid=n_maddow_bpipe_150127
PIPELINE NEWS
» Baltimore gas explosion: Morgan State student found dead among rubble; BGE says no leaks found
By Wilborn P. Nobles III and Justin Fenton, Baltimore Sun
August 11, 2020
» Gas explosion leaves 1 dead and 6 injured in Baltimore
By CBS News
August 10, 2020
» Already Burning for a Month, Fracked Gas Blowout in Louisiana Could Last Two More Months
By Julie Dermansky, DeSmog Blog
October 4, 2019
» Fracked Gas Well Blowout in Louisiana Likely to Burn for the Next Month
By Julie Dermansky, DeSmog Blog
September 12, 2019
» Luther family fed up as people, vehicles and animals fall victim to holes along pipeline on property
By Lauren Daniels, KFOR Oklahoma News
August 12, 2019
» Pipeline explosion released 66 million cubic feet of natural gas. Feds order repairs.
By Karla Ward, Kentucky.com
August 09, 2019
» Woman burned in Ky. pipeline blast tried to report concerns about potential problem.
By Bill Estep, Kentucky.com
August 2, 2019
» ‘We Are Deeply Sorry’: Columbia Gas Takes Responsibility For Washington County Explosion
By John Shumway, KDKA, Pittsburg CBS Local
August 1, 2019
» Kentucky: 1 dead, 5 hospitalized in gas line rupture, fire
Associated Press via WHDH
August 1, 2019
» One dead in Kentucky, at least five injured after gas line explosion shoots fireball into sky
Witnesses compared the blast to a bomb going off, and one said windows rattled from the force.
By Phil Helsel, NBC News
August 1, 2019
» Deadly Kentucky gas pipeline explosion, fire felt “like an atomic bomb went off”
CBS News
August 1, 2019
» Karnes County natural gas facility burns just before dawn
By Jon Wilcox, Victoria Advocate
July 11, 2019
» Large gas explosion reported by LA Fitness in Florida, reports say
By WCVB, ABC News
July 6, 2019
» Did fracking cause south Alabama earthquakes? Federal researchers investigating
AL.com News
March 27, 2019
» Property owners along pipeline notified of possible liens
WGAL News 8
March 26, 2019
*A similar situation happened with the Kinder Morgan pipeline in Lunenberg, MA in 2009
No end to issues with Lunenburg’s new gas pipeline
Sentinel & Enterprise
October 12, 2009
» Natural Gas Leak Explosion In South LA Results In Multiple Injuries, Firefighters Say
KCAL-TV
March 20, 2019
» Forum on natural gas dangers to be held in Rehoboth
By Stephen Peterson, The Sun Chronicle
March 17, 2019
» Natural Gas-Powered Bus Explodes After Colliding With Low Tunnel Overpass
Fortunately, the bus was out of service during the incident
By Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics
March 14, 2019
» Snow Plow Hits Gas Meter, Needham Senior Living Center Evacuated
WBZ Boston
March 4, 2019
» Troopers: Overturned semi carrying natural gas shuts I-88 in Schoharie County; Homes evacuated
By Steven Cook, Daily Hampshire Gazette
March 3, 2019
» Rhode Island natural gas outage linked to Weymouth
By Jessica Trufant, The Patriot Ledger
January 23, 2019
» Restoring Gas Heat in Rhode Island Could Take a Week or More
National Grid has begun the painstaking process of going door-to-door to restore natural gas service to about 7,000 Rhode Island customers who were without heat on a day when temperatures weren’t expected to rise above freezing.
By Steven Senne, Associated Press, In US News & World Report
January 22, 2019
» Gas leak strikes Columbia Gas facility in Brockton, halts nearby trains
By Enterprise News Staff, Enterprise News
January 20, 2019
» Gas outages hit 10K in Rhode Island after issue on Algonquin pipeline
Gavin Bade, Utility Dive
January 22 2019
» National Grid cuts gas service to 7,100 R.I. customers due to pressure problem
By Abigail Feldman, Boston Globe
January 22, 2019
» One person hurt, three homes damaged, in Ohio pipeline explosion
By Dennis Bright, Michael Tatar, WTAP-TV
Jan 21, 2019
» Before Columbia Gas explosions, report finds thousands of leaks in Massachusetts
By Robert Walton, Utility Dive
January 8, 2019
» Subcontractor sues Berks property owners along pipeline for $15 million
By Dan Kelly, Reading Eagle
December 11, 2018
» Gas pipes damaged in Mass. with alarming frequency
By Shelley Murphy, Boston Globe
October 27, 2018
» Evacuations underway near Prince George, B.C., after reports of gas line explosion
CBC News
Oct 09, 2018
» National Grid ordered to halt all non-emergency work
Boston 25 News
Oct 9, 2018
» Mass. DPU orders halt of work, review of National Grid safety practices after pressurization issue
Channel 7 News, Boston
October 8, 2018
» How Atmos Energy’s natural gas keeps blowing up Texas homes (while customers pay the tab)
By Cary Aspinwall and Holly K. Hacker, Dallas News, September 23, 2018
» Gas explosions near Boston are just the latest in a long string of blasts
Blasts bring back memories of the San Bruno disaster
By Patrick May, The Mercury News
September 14, 2018
» Officials warn it will be a slow return to normalcy in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover
By John R. Ellement, Adam Vaccaro, Milton J. Valencia, Laura Crimaldi and Martin Finucane; Boston Globe
September 14, 2018
» Cause of explosions, fire in Lawrence area unclear
By David Abel, Boston Globe
September 14, 2018
» 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Merrimack Valley gas disaster
By Kiera Blessing, Eagle Tribune
September 14, 2018
» Massachusetts Gas Explosions: Dozens of Homes Burn in Andover and Lawrence
By Katharine Q. Seelye, Farah Stockman, Jacey Fortin and Monica Davey; New York Times
September 13, 2018
» Man killed, 12 injured after 70 gas explosions, fires rock Lawrence, Andover, North Andover
Steve Cooper, WHDH.com
September 13, 2018
» Multiple Gas-Related Explosions, Fires Reported in Massachusetts
There is no word yet on whether anyone has been injured
By Marc Fortier, NECN
September 13, 2018
» Pipeline explosion: Part of line shut down during investigation
Heavy rain suspected of playing a role, as it did during earlier problems with the pipeline
By Reid Frazier, NPR
September 11, 2018
» Officials believe landslide may have triggered massive gas pipeline explosion in Beaver County
By Kris Mamula and Anya Litvak, Post-Gazette
September 10, 2018
» EHP study: Setback distances for unconventional oil and gas development: Delphi study results
By Celia Lewis, Lydia H. Greiner, David R. Brown
August 16, 2018
» WATCH: Pipeline explosion in Kansas
By KWCH – Local 21 News, Kansas
June 15, 2018
» Noise Nightmare as Algonquin Pipeline Woes Lead to 24-hour Work, Residents relocated as Spectra tries to get pipe out from under the Hudson after its first failed attempt to install it.
By Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff)
September 2, 2016
Reader Supported News
Pipelines Leak and the People Who Own Them Lie
By Charles Pierce, Esquire
April 21, 2015
Politico
‘Pipelines blow up and people die’
By ELANA SCHOR and ANDREW RESTUCCIA
April 21, 2015
Business Insider
A major gas line explosion injures at least 11 in Northern California
By Scott Smith
April 17, 2015
Dr. SuRu’s Blog
Dear John Oliver
By Dr. Susan Rubin
March 2, 2015
STOP the Pipeline
What FERC Says Should Happen vs What Actually Happens
February 25, 2015
NorthJersey.com
As N.J. pipeline network grows, safety is concern
By James M. O’Neill
February 13, 2015
New Hampshire Union Leader
Kinder Morgan pipeline safety record fuels NH opposition
By Dave Solomon
February 7, 2015
Daily KOS
Pipeline explodes in West Virginia
By Faith Gardner
January 20, 2015
Watch the YouTube video
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NPR – The Two Way
Traces Of Oil Found In Montana Town’s Water Supply After Spill
By KRISHNADEV CALAMUR
January 20, 2015
MS News Now –
“It was like an atmoic bomb went off”: Neighbors describe pipeline explosion
MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS
January 14, 2015
IHS Engineering 360
Methane Leaks to be Targeted as Climate Concern
by IHS GlobalSpec eNewsletter
November 04, 2014
The Columbus Dispatch
No one injured after Ohio pipeline catches fire
By Laura Arenschield
October 29, 2014
» Try out this disturbing yet highly informative, interactive time-line of energy industry accidents, including pipeline accidents marked with yellow tabs, just from Jan. 2013 until the present. Links to stories explaining each one.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rxqUXqPzog]
Almost 8,000 pipeline accidents (gas and oil) since 1986 to end of May 2013.
KANSAS-Pipeline Spills 1,300 Gallons And Kills Crops
June 24, 2014
OLPE, Kan. (AP) — A Thursday pipeline spill near Olpe has caused acres of damage to surrounding vegetation. However, people are not a risk. Crews are still cleaning up five days after a pipeline spilled just north of Olpe near the Panhandle Eastern’s Plant.”It was a bad spill. It was a bad situation,” says Brian Rees, Lyon County Extensions Office Agricultural Department.”We haven’t had a pipeline spill like this in Kansas as far as the 1980’s which is as far back as out digital records go,” says Sarah Belfry with Kansas Department of Health.
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MINNESOTA – Northwestern Minnesota gas pipeline explosion ‘It was hell on earth’
May 26, 2014
Fred and Julie Nicholls woke up early Monday morning in far northwestern Minnesota to a loud booming sound and the feeling of their house shaking. His home is about a mile away from where an underground natural gas pipeline ruptured, causing an explosion and large fire at 6:25 a.m. about three miles northwest of Warren in rural Marshall County.
READ MORE …
The Atlantic – Nevada
Looking for Answers in a Town Known for Leukemia
By SIERRA CRANE-MURDOCH
April 5, 2014
Resource Media
Drilling vs. the American Dream: Fracking impacts on property rights and home values
March 14, 2014
KENTUCKY – Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion Levels Homes in Kentucky
February 13, 2014
“The 30-inch natural gas pipeline was about 100 feet from Highway 76 and buried 30 feet underground. When it exploded, large rocks and sections of pipeline flew into the air. A 60-foot crater was left behind.”
… READ MORE
Broken Trust: Victims of Pipeline Spills Tell Their Stories
DESMOGBLOG.COM, by July Dermansky, Tue, 2013-12-17
Evaluating pipeline safety is the business of engineers and scientists, but evaluating the human cost of transporting hazardous materials near people’s homes is best left to those who’ve experienced the fallout.
Homeowners shared their experiences with industry insiders at the New Orleans Pipeline Safety Trust conference in New Orleans late last month.
READ MORE …
— INDUSTRY PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION —
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-9u37Wnq0Q]
— COMPRESSOR STATIONS —
PENNSYLVANIA – Lycoming Co., company tour of compressor station
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yw_HoyhglU]
PENNSYLVANIA – Observation of the Button Road Compressor station, with FLIR camera
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2Dpw7dEHQ]
PENNSYLVANIA – Living with a compressor station, 2012
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TYS65b-gtw]
WYOMING – Compressor station fire and explosion, 2011
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXU9BXhPq9U]
PENNSYLVANIA – Video presentation on hazards of compressor stations
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW4zSayf9O4]
— PIGGING OPERATIONS —
Industry Demonstration of How it’s Supposed to Work
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDHtL-J1Xxo]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMOA32EnFqc]
Some examples of actual pigging operations
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGdLCQzKKdU]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piHa-vM9DIY]
JUST A GLIMPSE INTO THE PROBLEMS WITH FRACK DRILLING, TOO
The Legal Edition
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfIRz_Sidfo]
Atty. Mary Kay Elloian along with guest, Atty. John Rumpler of Environment America, examines the hazards and legal loopholes associated with fracking and oil and gas distribution in the US.
NORTH DAKOTA – Fracking Well Blowout Causes Oil and Chemical Wastewater Spill in North Dakota
February 17, 2014
“The well lost control after a blowout preventer failed, and began leaking between 50 and 70 barrels (2,100 to 2,940 gallons) per day of fracking fluid” … READ MORE
PENNSYLVANIA – Fracking hell? Photo series follows families who say their lives and communities have been destroyed by the industry
The Marcellus Shale Documentary project documents offers a stunning look at how these fracking operations have impacted the communities, and offer a glimpse of how they have changed communities for better and worse. … READ MORE
GASLAND – 2010 documentary on the impacts of fracking across the country
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96AEzQYangE]
New Haven Register
Brookfield homeowner fears sound waves may harm natural gas pipelines
By Luther Turmelle
June 14, 2012