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Efforts to plug Porter Ranch-area gas leak worsened blowout risk, regulators say
2016-01-15 15:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Southern California Gas Co.'s effort to plug its leaking natural gas well involves higher stakes than simply stopping the fumes that have sickened many residents of Porter Ranch. The company also is trying to avoid a blowout, which state regulators said is now a significant concern after a seventh attempt to plug the well created more precarious conditions at the site. If a blowout occurs, highly flammable gas would vent directly up through the well, known as SS25, rather than dissipating as...
The California gas leak that prompted a state of emergency, explained
2016-01-12 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: On October 23, Southern California Gas Company discovered a leak at its Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. It is still leaking, spewing methane into the atmosphere, sickening nearby residents, and prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency. It is widely being hailed as the worst environmental disaster since the BP oil spill. And SoCal Gas says the leak likely won't be contained until March at the earliest. There's a lot of great journalism being done around the spill --...
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LA Councilman Compares Porter Ranch Gas Leak To BP Oil Spill But On Land
2016-01-11 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A natural gas leak in a Los Angeles community is spewing 1,2000 tons of methane into the air daily. Renee Montagne talks to Mitchell Englander, the LA City Councilman who represents Porter Ranch.
The Toxic Gas Leak That Cant Be Stopped Is a Huge Warning Sign
2016-01-10 05:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fiscal Times: Last summer, the state of Massachusetts made a troubling discovery: in just one Boston suburb--Medford--there had been 249 natural gas leaks, the oldest dating back to 1990. The states gas pipeline system is among the oldest in the country, with some segments 157 years old. Roughly one third of the 21,000 miles of natural gas pipes running under the states cities, suburbs and rolling hills is outdated, and considered leak-prone. Audrey Schulman, president of Home Energy Efficiency Team,...
Sickening stench from natural gas leak in California has driven thousands of residents away
2016-01-09 19:22:47| Energy - Topix.net
A sickening stench from an out-of-control natural gas leak has driven thousands of Los Angeles residents from an upscale community. The 11-week leak has spewed massive amounts of climate-changing methane and is blamed for headaches, nausea and nosebleeds.
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