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When people speak of pipelines, they often do so without clear understanding of the variance between pipelines. The U.S. natural gas pipeline network is composed of an integrated web made up of roughly 3 million miles of mainline pipe. One category within this web are the local gas distribution pipelines. According to the U.S. Department…
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The increased discussion of the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for pipeline construction warrants a discussion of what exactly bentonite is and what it is used for.  Let us take a moment here to shed light on exactly what bentonite is. Bentonite is a benign and naturally occurring substance. According to owner and president…
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Anti-pipeline protestors tout messages of environmental conservatism that fester misinformation through selective application of the facts and encourage illicit activities to further the cause by any means necessary. A recent piece in Townhall highlights that this “war on pipelines” is waged by “radical environmentalists”, for whom “no evidence to the contrary will budge them from…
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It has become common practice for anti-pipeline groups to push unlawful actions in their ideological quest to halt infrastructural development. Today, the Philly Anti-Capitalist group posted a blog detailing how, “Earlier this week we took our first steps against the Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania, U$A. On the eve of the fall equinox, we approached…
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Penn Live published a piece by Bill Godsey, owner and president of Geo Logic Environmental Services and former geologist for the Texas Railroad Commission, focusing on the development of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline in Pennsylvania and elucidating on the construction process therein. Godsey explains that one thing that has been reported on in recent…
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When analyzing pipeline opposition efforts across the board, it has become increasingly common for groups to post speculative assertions in lieu of having real facts on the situation at hand. Across Pennsylvania and Ohio, anti-pipeline groups habitually post photos and graphics depicting a range of allegations against pipeline companies, which are shared across social media…
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Anti-pipeline groups engage in a range of efforts to oppose pipeline development projects. Increasingly, these efforts directly oppose legal regulations and local policing efforts. Many groups have posted fundraising pages to raise funds to help bail protestors from jail. This week, Lancaster Against Pipelines posted a new fundraiser to their Facebook page, urging people to…
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Natural gas pipelines must adhere to strict state and federal regulations throughout the construction, testing, and replacing of infrastructure. These regulations have evolved over time to safeguard overall safety and system integrity of pipelines, and to protect surrounding people, property and environment. Through this time, the U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA) has detailed that the…
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Recent developments at the Marcellus and Utica shale formations have spurred increases in midstream natural gas infrastructure projects that carry these natural resources to market in Pennsylvania and Ohio – including the Rover Pipeline, the Nexus Pipeline and the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. As the number of proposed pipelines has grown, a number of eminent…
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This week, a petition was put up on the left-leaning activist platform, Change.org by “Concerned Pennsylvanians” in Chester and Delaware Counties urging Governor Wolf to oppose the Mariner East 2 pipeline. The petition provides selective understanding of the construction process and wholly misunderstands the placement of existing energy infrastructure projects in Pennsylvania. First of all,…
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