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Eric Friedman, president of the Andover Homeowners’ Association, and vocal opponent of the Mariner East Pipelines, announced that he will pressure the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to release documents detailing calculations on the effects of accidental release of natural gas liquids from the pipelines. The PUC is obligated to deny release of the documents because…
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Pipeline opponents have made a big stink of the uses of natural gas liquids particularly those transported to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex via the Mariner East 1 and 2 pipelines. Opponents love to claim that the energy products shipped through Mariner East, in their entirety, to Europe to be used in the production processes…
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Opposition to the safe transport of energy resources continue to spread misinformation and employ fear tactics to generate more opposition to pipelines. What they cannot deny is that pipelines are the safest means to transport energy resources according to the Department of Transportation Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. One line of attack that many pipeline…
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State Sen. Andy Dinniman’s anti-pipeline theatrics were on full display last week during a Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing to reconfirm Patrick McDonnell as the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. Dinniman clashed with fellow committee members over his instance on peppering McDonnell with a series of loaded questions regarding the DEP’s involvement in…
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An Inside Sources article by retired U.S. Army General James ‘Spider’ Marks makes an important point: energy infrastructure sabotage is dangerous. Recent news has shown us the downfalls of interfering with the construction and operation of large scale energy projects. Marks notes a number of recent events that have endangered or harmed environmental activists including:…
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An Inside Sources article by retired U.S. Army General James ‘Spider’ Marks makes an important point: energy infrastructure sabotage is dangerous. Recent news has shown us the downfalls of interfering with the construction and operation of large scale energy projects. Marks notes a number of recent events that have endangered or harmed environmental activists including:…
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A recent op-ed featured in the Wall Street Journal serves as an important warning of the costs accrued from stonewalling energy production and neglecting energy infrastructure projects. New York State, which consists of part of the Marcellus Shale formation, is now facing potential energy shortages as a symptom of policies intended to neglect homegrown energy….
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News of a small sinkhole in West Whiteland Township in Chester County has captured the attention of local residents and media throughout southeast Pennsylvania though mostly as an opportunity to disparage the Mariner East 1 and 2 projects. In an article titled “Another sinkhole appears in Chester County neighborhood, exposing Mariner East pipeline” The Inquirer…
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Following yesterday’s blog  discussing the outstanding safety and quality of the 12 inch supplemental line temporarily being used to transport natural gas liquids through West Goshen Township focus will be turned to the emergency preparedness Sunoco has committed to in West Goshen and throughout the Mariner East pipeline project. For those that missed part one,…
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A risk assessment conducted by Accufacts Inc., using industry sensitive information from Sunoco, was recently released and presented to the public. The study specifically evaluated potential risk from the 12-inch supplemental line being used to move natural gas liquids eastward between portions of Mariner East 2 and Mariner East 2X through West Goshen Township. The…
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