The Pipeline Safety Trust promotes fuel transportation safety through education and advocacy, by increasing access to information, and by building partnerships with residents, safety advocates, government, and industry, that result in safer communities and a healthier environment.
Does California Need Liquefied Natural Gas?
The Community Environmental Council released a report in April 2006 which poses this question and addresses our potential for energy efficiency and renewable energy to replace LNG. Click here for the report.
Washington Gas, the major distribution company in Washington DC and surrounding Virginia and Maryland, has just published the study Investigation of the Causes of Leaks in Natural Gas Pipeline Compression Couplings which appears to blame the use of LNG for these leaks. These problems have cost Washington gas an estimated $144 million. To download the 41 page report click here.
Public Safety and
FERC's LNG Spin
The Pipeline Safety Trust releases report comparing what FERC says about LNG safety with the facts. For a sample, or to download the whole report, click here.