pipe dreams.jpg Proponents of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project would like you to believe that, if approved, its construction will put hundreds of thousands of Americans to work. Thi...
energyNOW!.jpg On Sunday, energyNOW! news tackled the Keystone XL debate in a wide-ranging half hour program that covered the controversial pipeline in typically comprehensive fashion. An ov...
Last week, the New York Times published a bombshell of an expose about the government's woefully inadequate program to monitor and ensure the security and safety of American energy pipelines.…
800px-SanBrunoFireNight.jpg One year ago today, at about 6:11 pm, a massive natural gas line explosion ripped apart a residential neighborhood in San Bruno, California. The blast was described as...
Following up on our broader look at the North American oil and gas pipeline system, with a focus on crude and the special case of tar sands oil pipelines, this…
A message from BC. Last Friday in BC, Christy Clark announced that there will be no fall election. This amounts to a bloodless Coup of our fair province. Clark has…
keystone xl exposed.jpg Earlier this week, in an interview with EnergyNow!, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu hinted that the administration would likely approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeli...
pipes.jpg Last Friday, after applauding the House's vote to rush a decision on TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a new campaign to…
Section of pipe from Kalamazoo spill c National Transportation Safety Board.jpg Note: This post is part of an ongoing series about North American pipelines. For an introduction and links to…
NA-Pipeline-Map-Theodora.png Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be rolling out a whole lot of information about pipelines. Why? Because these metal tubes are truly the blood vessels…
