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Something Berzerk in the Gulf... Something Berzerk in Texas

 
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Hugoton Panhandle complex
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"As you can see, the entire North American Continent is perched directly on top of these reserves. The largest of the reserves within the Hugoton-Panhandle Complex is the "Panhandle Reserve," which is located a few miles north of- PANTEX, .which is just outside of Amarillo, Texas. At this location this horrendous natural gas reserve is less than fifty feet below the surface of the Earth. "

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“…All of which proves that, in effect, what we have is essentially one common gas reserve that encompasses most of the area beneath the entire North American Continent; .With energy company's Water Replacement Process turning it into a BOMB of unimaginable capacity to destroy; .Thereby creating a potential disaster of Biblical proportion, without so much as one person even trying to prevent it from happening.”

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I'm just sayin be as ready as we can for the very worst that could, maybe, might happen due to cosmic influences.

God's Speed to all.
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Natural gas explosion at Pierce Transit admin building
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By KOMO Staff February 28, 2011
LAKEWOOD, Wash -- A natural gas explosion at the Pierce Transit administration building ignited flames and released big plumes of smoke seen for miles late Monday afternoon.

The fire broke out at the building on South Tacoma Way at 96th Street just after 5 p.m., said West Pierce Fire & Rescue Capt. Jenny Sharp. The flames have since been extinguished.

A bus barn is located behind the building, and it is not clear exactly where the explosion took place or what caused it. But Pierce Transit spokesperson Lind Simonsen said a natural gas compressor is believed to be involved.

Officials have ordered an evacuation of buildings within a quarter-mile radius of the explosion site as a precaution. Pierce Transit and Puget Sound Energy are on the scene, trying to shut off the gas.

Witness Ted Ford said he heard and felt three consecutive explosions from about a mile away.

"My car shook - I drive a minivan. It shook when the second two explosions happened," he said. "(The) smoke is just so thick."

Sharp said officials do not believe anyone was injured as no crews were in the area at the time.

This is a breaking news story. More details will be published as soon as we get them.
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An alarm has sounded over the nation's natural-gas pipelines that snake underground across the lower 48 states.

Fourteen people are dead, dozens injured and entire neighborhoods are gone in the wake of three massive pipeline explosions in San Bruno, Calif.; Philadelphia and Allentown, Pa., over the past six months.

The problem is so serious The National Transportation Safety Board is set to hold hearings this week to gather additional information into the San Bruno explosion, and any information that could help prevent further incidents.

More than 2,800 significant gas pipeline accidents have been recorded across the country since 1990 -- a third of them causing deaths and significant injuries. There are more than 210 natural gas pipeline systems, made of cast iron, steel, and plastic with more than 21,000 miles running through heavily populated areas. That's a dangerous combination, say watchdog groups.

Rick Kessler, with the watchdog group Pipeline Safety Trust, tells Fox News, "Pipelines are really the safest way to transport natural gas, and the question always is, 'are they as safe as they could or should be?' We do have aging infrastructure and some more than others, a lot of systems are very up-to-date, very safe, but a lot of systems are, in fact, aging. Some are so old that you can't run the most modern inspection devices through them, and that's a problem." Kessler adds, "Cast iron pipe will fail and the law always envisioned that these things would be replaced over time.

"Well, here we are more than a century later and we still have these things in the ground… they are kind of a ticking time bomb."

By law, private and public pipeline operators are required to conduct leak surveys, which continue to be one of the most important ways to ensure the safety of the lines.

While the pipeline that broke in Allentown was more than 80 years old and made of cast iron, experts say age is just one factor in judging the integrity of a pipe, adding, old lines don't necessarily mean imminent disaster.

Joseph Swope, communications manager with UGI Utilities in Pennsylvania explains, "other factors include the leak history of the pipe, the composition, the population density around the pipe, the geography, the road, the traffic patterns."

Swope explains, "The equipment used is very sensitive, but it's actually very easy to use. The people who use those surveys have to be certified and qualified. It's not something that anybody can go down to the Home Depot and pick up -- a you know, survey a gas sniffer and figure out what’s going on -- but they go through very rigorous training. They're qualified to do that work and to identify what they're looking at."

Federal pipeline regulators say safety is a top concern. The Obama administration is implementing new regulations that include additional pipeline inspectors and establish more stringent leak detection measures. But as more incidents are being reported, nerves are being rattled for some who have concerns of what lies beneath their front yards and homes.

Richard Kuprewicz, an independent neutral pipeline safety expert and president of Accufacts Inc., in Redmond Wash., says if people are concerned they need to start asking questions. Kuprewicz suggests contacting your local pipeline operators to ask about the regulations that are in place for the types of lines being used where you live, and to find out if those operators are following the regulations.

He says you should be able to get good general information from a pipeline operator, and if you don't, contact your local congressman
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Natural gas line explodes wear RTA track

Train service had to be temporarily halted Sunday afternoon.
By Julie Courtright
Sunday, February 27, 2011
(Cleveland) - No one was injured but RTA train service had to be shut down for a few hours Sunday afternoon.

This followed a natural gas line explosion dangerously close to a track on East 93rd Street in the Buckeye area.

The fire spread to a nearby building not owned by the RTA.

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