Saturday, August 13, 2022

two months ago a bush hog lawnmower ran over a 72-year-old oil pipeline in Tennessee with, which was pressurized, and spilled more than 180,000 gallons of crude oil. Proof that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 did not result in oil company oversight by the govt


The incident – Tennessee’s second-largest crude oil spill to date – impacted local water, soil and wildlife,

The pipeline spill was uncommon, as pipelines are commonly buried several feet underground, but a worker clearing vegetation in the transmission right-of-way for the Mid-Valley Pipeline Company, the name of the 1,000-mile interstate pipeline through Tennesssee on its path from Texas to Michigan, hit the structure with a skid steer with a mower attachment.

The spill happened shortly after noon on June 29. The pipeline operator remotely closed the nearest valve five minutes after the breach, and emergency responders installed a mechanical clamp over the hole about 24 hours later to stop the leak.

Multiple spills have happened on the Mid-Valley Pipeline, including Tennessee’s largest spill in Clarksville in 1988, over the decades. Its owner, Energy Transfer Partners, is better known for the Dakota Access Pipeline, a nearly 1,200-mile line that has been the subject of protests and ongoing lawsuits.

Roughly 138,000 gallons, or 3,300 barrels, reached the nearby Horse Creek, at a low water level due to the severe drought, and fairly stationary – it would have been a different story if a heavy rain fell right after the spill.


THAT is why no one believes that pipelines are safe, or that the govt inspects, oversees, or has any regulatory power over oil companies, AND why no one wanted the Keystone pipeline through tribal lands in Oklahoma


4 comments:

  1. After all the nasty pipelines are gone you can sell your Mopar , get a bicycle and become " Justabikepedaler" what kind of unicorn driven dream world do you envision?

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    1. not that you are likely to comprehend some facts, as you're focused on unicorns, but there is a safe way to move oil. AND there are easy to understand requirements for pipelines... like, they either must be BURIED or like the Alaska pipeline, far above ground so leaks can be easily found and fixed.
      Can you agree with those two simple rules that have been in place forever? It's public utilities and safety 101.
      I can't believe you are giving me shit, I am FOR pipelines that DO NOT leak. Are you OK with a pipeline being illegally placed at the surface, and getting hit with a lawnmower blade?
      Tell me you didn't wake up this morning looking to find some stupid shit to defend, and then go to the attack ME for pointing out that Deepwater Horizon exposed the corruption of oil companies bypassing and ignoring safe operation requirements that killed 11 guys.
      Tell me you are not that fucking retarded

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    2. Starting your reply with a cheap insult tells me this conversation is over . good luck in your imaginary world with rolling blackouts and no oil or coal and god help us no nuclear , back to the caves bicycle boy .

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    3. I wasn't having a conversation, that takes two people with intelligence, and you don't qualify

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