If the name TransCanada is familiar to you, it may be because they are the corporation behind the as yet unapproved KeystoneXL Pipeline. But the technology is safer than ever, they keep telling us! Yaright. From ThinkProgress.org:
A natural gas pipeline operated by TransCanada Corp. exploded and caught fire in the Canadian province of Manitoba on Saturday, shutting off gas supplies for as many as 4,000 residents in sub-zero temperatures.
“We could see these massive 200- to 300-meter high flames just shooting out of the ground and it literally sounded like a jet plane,” resident Paul Rawluk told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
...in order to repair the line, they shut off the natural gas supply to several municipalities.
Temperatures dropped to -20 degrees Celsius overnight.
Niverville Deputy Mayor John Funk said that “service is expected to be lost for minimum of 24 hours to multiple days” in a statement on the town’s website...
...a Wall Street Journal analysis released this week found that people discover pipeline spills far more often than the leak-detection technology touted by companies.
Based on PHMSA data for 251 pipeline incidents over four years, the WSJ found that nearby residents or company employees were nearly three times as likely to detect a pipeline leak. Leak-detection software, special alarms and 24/7 control room monitoring, on the other hand, discovered leaks just 19.5 percent of the time.
and with this latest disaster involving those behind Keystone looks as though all those in favor of it on the commercial on TV by big oil and republicans are either still lying about safety or Pres. is the only one who has your safety and American grounds in mind. they say he's holding it up but so far that's been an advantage.
These oil baron emperors are wearing no clothes, and since their gas pipeline exploded, you'd think they'd be freezing.
Let's use this and countless other recent pipeline disasters to continue the pressure to reject the KeystoneXL project. Find out how you can help at Bill McKibben's (fellow Kosack) 350.org:
http://350.org/...
take a look at that ad in favor of Keystone watch the end and see who sponsors the ad.
with all those said to approve this, Pres. is the only one concerned about your safety. watch the ad that promotes Keystone at the end look and see who sponsors the ad. saying it doesn't affect climate change does not address the problems of leaks and explosions, they also refer to Alberta's strict laws check that link above. support your local Pres. or succumb to republican death traps, i kinda sound like them with the doom and gloom huh?
