The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast

The explosive debate over a new natural gas pipeline in the northeast

By Katie Valentine, ClimateProgress (Sept 30, 2014) – “Explosions are also a major concern. According to a briefing paper from the Pipeline Safety Trust, natural gas pipelines have fewer significant onshore incidents, such as major spills, than pipelines carrying hazardous liquids such as crude oil and jet fuel; however, they have more serious incidents — events that result in death or hospitalization — than other pipelines. ‘They’ve got less [accidents], but when they blow, they really blow,’ Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, said. ‘They have huge potential for wide-ranging explosions.’”