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This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – April 23, 2012
When all else fails, baffle ‘em with bullshit. That seems to be the gas company motto, no matter where you live. For example, in Brooklyn, New York, where about 1,100 households lost their natural gas service on Tuesday, April 17, after a 12-inch natural gas line suffered “water intrusion” after a nearby, high-pressure water line
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Natural Gas Leaks
This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – April 16, 2012
As usual, it’s been a busy week in natural gas leaks and explosions, so let’s get right to it. A natural gas pipeline located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, ruptured on Monday, April 9, sending a jet of flame more than 100 feet into the air, according to a recent media report. The incident occurred in
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This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – April 2, 2012
It’s been a busy, busy week in the world of natural gas explosions and leaks, so let’s get right to it. A house in Salem, Ohio, exploded early Saturday morning and by the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was completely engulfed in flames. Neither of the homes two residents were injured, although
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This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – March 26, 2012
A vacant house exploded in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 21, according to a report an Associated Press (AP) report. There were no injuries, and authorities blamed thieves who stole pipe from the home for the natural gas leak that triggered the explosion, prompting Columbus television station WBNS-TV to file this story. Ed. note –
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NYC Natural Gas Infrastructure
FERC Gives Tentative Thumbs-Up to Spectra NJ/NYC Natural Gas Pipeline The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave tentative approval this morning to a controversial, massive new natural gas pipeline to be built through New Jersey into low Manhattan. From the FERC draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): We determined that construction and operation of the NJ-NY Project would result in limited adverse environmental impacts. These limited impacts
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Natural Gas Explosions
Seattle Natural Gas Explosion Gets the Next Media Animation Treatment If you’ve seen the NMA.tv clips on The Daily Show, you might like this. We particularly like the grunge dude calling in the gas leak. Ed. note – if you like the content you get here on NaturalGasWatch.org, please take a moment to click on one of the ads you might see on the right-hand
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Regulation
Feds Raise Questions About TransCanada Natural Gas Pipeline Operator Qualifications Federal pipeline safety watchdogs have cited a natural gas subsidiary of TransCanada, the corporation behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, for alleged inadequacies in the company’s Operator Qualifications Plans and Procedures, according to documents obtained by NaturalGasWatch.org. A PHMSA spokesperson told NaturalGasWatch.org that TransCanada was, “missing some records.” “They were unable to demonstrate that all
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