As always, it’s been a busy week in the world of natural gas leaks and natural gas explosions, but this past few days some tremendous work being done in the mainstream media documenting the extent to which the natural gas industry has co-opted the regulatory processes that are supposed to safeguard the public health and
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Okay, so perhaps this post really should be titled, “The Last Two Weeks in Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions,” because what with the recent visit to the White House and all the other content that needed creating, last week’s episode sort of fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, this was a particularly destructive and devastating week
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Sometimes a couple of stories come along, from completely different sources, that precipitate a jaw-dropping sense of astonishment. This is one of those times. First, from the trade journal Occupational Health & Safety, a story posted on Saturday headlined, “New Rules Coming for Pipeline Control Rooms.” The story notes that: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s
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Researchers and collaborators at Boston University have documented hundreds of natural gas leaks in the city, many of which constitute an immediate public hazard — and the problem, the researchers say, goes well beyond Boston’s degrading and leaky natural gas infrastructure. “I was surprised that we documented literally hundreds of leaks,” Prof. Nathan Phillips, an
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Here’s a link to a picture of a car that was melted in the recent Minneapolis natural gas explosion, and here’s some great video of the aftermath of the same natural gas explosion. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has a fascinating slide show of the event here. And the Allentown Morning Call has a great
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