Pipeline watchdog, @pstrust, book nerd, and sailor. Opinions my own.
Bellingham, WA
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For too long, pipelines have been allowed to leak and vent methane. PHMSA has proposed a new rule which will greatly curtail methane emissions from pipelines. Check out our guide to see how you can let @PHMSA_DOT know it’s important to finalize a strong rule
We’ve released a new resource to inform grassroots organizations and members of the public on how they can participate in the comment period for the PHMSA rulemaking, Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair.
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Thinking about Delaney Tercero today - forever three years old
Thank you for your leadership, @BrownTristanh and @PHMSA_DOT
Discussed at the @WhiteHouse Methane Summit what we’re doing @PHMSA_DOT to reduce safety & environmental risks from methane emissions while boosting jobs for pipeline workers & companies that are helping Americans save 💵on energy bills by keeping methane in the pipe! 🇺🇸👷🏻♂️👷🏿♀️👨🔧🔧
I was honored to attend the first White House Methane Summit. The most easily solvable of our climate issues whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
This combined with the safety risks highlighted in the @pstrust report means we need to be very careful how hydrogen is deployed #pipelinesafety pstrust.org/wp-content/uploa…
New study confirms that leaked #hydrogen has a significant global heating impact, around 37x that of carbon over a 20 year time frame
Colonial Pipeline polluting groundwater in NC again, this time with toxic MTBE. Great reporting @lisalsong! ncnewsline.com/briefs/coloni…
"It takes as little as 0.2 percent of gas to leak to make natural gas as big a driver of climate change as coal, the study found."
I think it's safe to say current infrastructure is leaking much more than 0.2%.
Natural gas has long been seen as a cleaner energy alternative. But if it leaks, even a little, “it’s as bad as coal,” said a researcher and environmental policy expert at Brown University. nyti.ms/44FNqL4
Cutting methane emissions is about more than our climate
Oil and gas emissions are exacerbating thousands of childhood asthma cases in PA. To protect our youngest and most vulnerable, we need to #CutMethane pollution. @EHPinfo tinyurl.com/yckvjcjh
Go, Amanda!
Pipeline Safety Trust Policy Manager @McKayAmanda96 speaks to @IowaPublicRadio Ben Kieffer on the program “River to River,” about CO2 Pipeline safety.
Listen to the full radio interview at the link below.
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Hear hear!
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Great reporting - incentives have gotten far out in front of safety standards insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
Excellent step towards improving public engagement,
@PHMSA_DOT leadership. Thank you for listening! We hope these public concerns lead to a string rulemaking.
In light of the leg. push for MVP, see this excellent piece about pipe laying out in the sun long past manufacturer's recs, putting protective coating at risk. MVP pipe has been sitting out in the sun way too long to be assured of its safety. @BillKitchen2 truthout.org/articles/pipeli…
All too often, indeed...
“All too often pipeline operators seem to get complacent in their operations and continue to hit the snooze button on leak detection alarm, all the while dumping hazardous product into the local ecosystem, breaking the public’s trust,” said Bill Caram, ED at @pstrust.
Read our press release about PHMSA's important new rule. Find and fix all leaks and limit intentional emissions!
‼️NEW PRESS RELEASE ‼️
@PHMSA_DOT has proposed a new rule that will enhance pipeline safety by finding and repairing all leaks and limiting intentional emissions from natural gas pipelines.
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A safe pipeline is one that keeps its product in the pipeline. This rule takes a huge step forward for pipeline safety. We need to start treating methane as the pollutant it is.
Today we issued a new proposed rule to update decades-old pipeline leak detection and repair regulations. The rule will modernize decades-old pipeline safety rules, invest in critical American infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, and improve safety. phmsa.dot.gov/news/usdot-ann…
PST will soon be in both Washingtons! We're excited to finally have some permanent DC presence. Come join our team!
We're hiring!
Pipeline Safety Trust seeks a Washington-DC based Policy Analyst to join our team dedicated to protecting people and the environment from pipeline accidents.
Please send in your applications by June 2.
Visit our website to learn more.
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My first Congressional testimony in the books!
View the replay of today's testimony to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
@BillCaram makes opening remarks at the 51:11 minute mark in the video.
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Check out the House T&I subcommittee hearing on pipeline safety tomorrow - 10am ET transportation.house.gov/cal…