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Sun Jan 26, 2014 at 11:17 AM PST

TransCanada Pipeline Explodes, Leaving 4,000 Heatless in Sub-Zero Temps

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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...
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...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.

http://thinkprogress.org/...

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/...
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Originally posted to Animal Nuz on Sun Jan 26, 2014 at 11:17 AM PST.