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Methane pipeline blew up onto Florida Turnpike next to high school
Five years ago a natural gas pipeline blew up between the Florida Turnpike
and I-95, flying a 104-foot piece of 18-inch pipe through the air,
shutting down both roads, and fortunately missing a high school.
NTSB determined it was the fault of the pipeline operator,
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT).
FGT was
written up by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
in
NTSB/PAB-13/01 of 13 August 2013
for “Damage/Clean-up Cost: $606,360” in this 4 May 2009 incident
near Palm City, Florida:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was environmentally assisted cracking under a disbonded polyethylene coating that remained undetected by the integrity management program. Contributing to the accident was Florida Gas Transmission Company’s failure to include the pipe section that ruptured in the integrity management program. Contributing to the prolonged gas release was the pipeline controller’s inability to detect the rupture because of SCADA system limitations and the configuration of the pipeline.
So NTSB said it was FGT’s fault.
And Florida and Martin County taxpayers had to pay for Continue reading Methane pipeline blew up onto Florida Turnpike next to high school
Watch Osceola County Commission live at 1:30 PM today
If you can’t get to Kissimmee today, you can watch it live
on the Osceola County Commission’s website.
And if you can’t get to that one, the pipelines are coming up at four other county commission meetings in Georgia and Florida from today through next week.
In addition to
local landowner Monica Martin,
she says
the local Thai temple will also speak,
Wat Florida Dhammaram,
TheravÄda Buddhist Temple.
And that’s not all:
- Noon today, Monday, 10 February 2014, Colquitt County Commission on Sabal Trail pipeline at their Work Session.
- 5PM tomorrow, Tuesday, 11 February 2014, Lowndes County Commission Meeting and Protest at their Regular Session.
- 7PM tomorrow, Tuesday, 11 February 2014, Colquitt County Commission on Sabal Trail pipeline at their Regular Session.
- 5PM Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3 minutes a question at Gilchrist County Commission at their Regular Session.
Even many FPL allies oppose new methane pipelines, because of water, safety, health, fracking, property values, and other issues, and even county commissions in all three directly affected states (Lee County, Alabama started way back in May 2014) are having to respond to citizen concerns about unnecessary, environmentally damaging, and property-taking methane pipelines. Let’s go straight to solar and wind power!
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Lowndes County Commission Meeting and Protest
Protesting begins at 5:00 pm and the meeting will start at 5:30,
Tuesday 11 February 2014. Residents can speak out during the “citizens wishing to be heard” section.
Sign up on the facebook event or come as you are.
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners 327 N. Ashley St – Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor Administration Building Valdosta, GA.
Here’s the
agenda.
And what has the county attorney been discussing about the Sabal Trail pipeline?
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Even many FPL allies oppose new methane pipelines
FPL and Spectra could lose, because many organizations and individuals don’t want dirty methane pipelines when we can go straight to conservation, efficiency, and solar and wind power.
Kevin Spear wrote for the Orlando Sentinel
19 January 2014
Pipeline to bring natural gas to state,
Florida Power & Light Co. is on the cusp of getting the pipeline it has long wanted to carry natural gas from elsewhere in the nation to Central and South Florida to run the utility’s power plants.
But the proposed $3.6 billion project, which FPL hopes to start using in 2017, has drawn mixed responses from even groups that are usually allies.
Among them, Audubon Florida lauds natural gas as cleaner than coal when burned by power plants, while Sierra Club Florida opposes the line as likely to ensure that the state becomes further addicted to the fuel at the expense of developing solar power.
Other negative reactions include:
- Contention by many environmentalists that the use of natural gas on the whole — from drilling to consuming — is as damaging to the environment as the use of coal.
Concerns that the route of the proposed pipeline is potentially harmful to Florida wetlands and aquifers.
- Criticism from some environmental groups that Continue reading Even many FPL allies oppose new methane pipelines
Colquitt County Commission on Sabal Trail pipeline today and tomorrow
Colquitt County is actively investigating legal options about
the methane pipeline Spectra Energy wants to gouge through here.
Other county attorneys could be as active.
Alan Mauldin wrote for The Moultrie Observer 8 February 2014, County commission meetings to focus on Sabal Trail pipeline,
Colquitt County Commission will receive updates Monday and Tuesday on a proposed natural gas pipeline that could pass through the county.
County Attorney Lester Castellow, who reently met with his counterparts from Brooks, Doughterty and Lowndes counties, is scheduled to address commissioners about the project during a Monday afternoon commission work session.
And representatives of Sabal Trail, the company that is building an Alabama-to-Florida gas pipeline will address commissoiners at Tuesday night’s commission meeting.
“Basically we’re going to be discussing what a local govermnent can and cannot do relative to the planning and construction of an interstate gas pipeline,” Castellow said during a Friday telephone interview.
It’s on the agenda for the 12 noon Monday 10 February 2014 Work Session:
3. Lester Castellow, County Attorney â Potential Options for Sabal Trail Natural Gas Pipeline
That’s at Room 261-C, Courthouse Annex, 101 East Central Avenue, Moultrie, GA 31768.
Colquitt County’s calendar doesn’t say when the Tuesday 11 February Regular Session will be, but the previous one was at 7PM. Presumably the Regular Session will have an agenda similar to the Work Session.
The newspaper story concludes: Continue reading Colquitt County Commission on Sabal Trail pipeline today and tomorrow
Farmer and lower income folks are people –James & Tracy Ryder to FERC
Filed with FERC 2 December 2013:
James & Tracy Ryder, Tallahassee, FL.
Sirs:
We have been contacted by Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC regarding their proposed natural gas pipeline. In their contacts with us, they requested permission to survey our property in reference to one of
the proposed corridors since we are already encumbered with the SONAT pipeline that run through the middle of our property. We were told that we should sign the consent because they would use eminent domain to access our property against our will if need be. In a public meeting we were told they were putting in a 24″ line that would provide gas to mid and south Florida. We have later learned that they are intending to put in a 36″ line that would not serve Florida, but would provide for exports from Florida. Sabal Trail has not been providing accurate, or clear information to the public regarding these pipeline endeavors. When we asked about alternate corridors, we were told they would not consider the alternate corridor that was originally proposed due to the fact that there were many people impacted.
Seriously, Brooks County may be the home to many a farmer and lower income folks, but I assure they are people and don’t deserve to be exploited for the potential gains in revenue and exportation of our limited natural resources. Continue reading Farmer and lower income folks are people –James & Tracy Ryder to FERC
Dates and locations have not changed –Sabal Trail Transmission
Sabal Trail did all that was strictly required by FERC, so quit your whining,
basically.
The only new information is the list of newspapers STT used for advertising.
People didn’t quit complaining, so
later STT added
a makeup meeting in Moultrie.
Filed with FERC 2 December 2013, Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC submits its Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting Information for the Sabal Trail Project under Docket No. PF14-1.
Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC 2701 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suit 1050 Tampa, FL
December 2, 2013
Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
Sabal Trail Project, Docket No. PF14-1-000
Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting InformationDear Ms. Bose: Continue reading Dates and locations have not changed –Sabal Trail Transmission
The outreach programs to date have been ineffectual –Carol Singletary
Filed with FERC 12 December 2013:
November 18, 2013
4871 Gary Lane
Valdosta, GA 31601P. Martin Teague
Associate General Counsel
Sabal Trail Transmissions, LLC
2701 North Rocky Point Dr.
Suite 1050
Tampa, FL 33607Dear Mr. Teague,
I would like to thank you for the time you spent with me this morning regarding my concerns about the proposed natural gas pipeline FERC docket filing PF14-1.
The information that I am requesting is as follows:
Continue reading The outreach programs to date have been ineffectual –Carol Singletary