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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We’ll be calling in to a “A Decent Life” on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network television show to talk fracking, natural gas and the Spectra pipeline. If you’re not in Manhattan, you can stream the show live at mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will probably give preliminary approval today to a massive new natural gas pipeline that would run between New Jersey and New York City. Shortly before 9 a.m. this morning, FERC issued a notice saying that the draft Environmental Impact Statement evaluating the project, to be built by Spectra Energy, has
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A roundup of stories detailing natural gas leaks, natural gas explosions and other aspects of our aging natural gas infrastructure that have occurred in the last 24 to 48 hours across the United States. It’s a lengthy list – you might want to sit down for this one. Aging Natural Gas Pipelines Are Ticking Time
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You know it’s bad when natural gas pipelines are exploding so routinely that federal investigators can’t keep up with all of them — but that’s exactly what’s happening in the United States right now. The chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board, Deborah Hersman, told the Associated Press that “it’s been a particularly bad year
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