Interstate pipelines are regulated by the Federal government by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. When a reader discovered pipeline digging in Bull Valley and sent me photos in late April, 2013, I couldn’t find anyone in a local … Continue reading
Work to prepare utilities for the widening of Route 14 between Crystal Lake and Woodstock started in Woodstock and is working its way to Crystal Lake. Now a big pipeline has made its way from Woodstock to Crystal Lake. … Continue reading
Lots of pipelines run throughout McHenry County. About a week ago, work began in a field two hundred feet north of the Boone Creek Golf Course on Mason Hill Road and about 500 feet from Boone Creek. The problem is … Continue reading
Those who have looked at how much the price of gasoline has jumped might be interested in knowing that the cause was a broken pipeline in Wisconsin that brings petroleum to the Chicago area. So, besides the potential aquifer, stream … Continue reading
Burning pipelines in Pennsylvania were featured on NBC-TV New tonight. That was the “hook.” Reference was made to the one that exploded in California because of faulty welds. The association of pipelines was quoted as saying they should last 100 … Continue reading
Oil pipeline bursting in Romeoville. Oil on the street. Oil in a pond threatening to overflow. Thirty inch gas pipeline blowing up in California. 40-60 years old. People killed. People running for their lives, a wall of fire pursuing them. … Continue reading
A while back I sat down with a reader for a talk at Conscious Cup Coffee. We discussed county politics and problems. I concluded that the availability of drinking water was the biggest problem facing the county. Tuesday in an … Continue reading
When I read of the leaking pipeline in southwestern Michigan, it brought back the memory of the pipeline map that I got while fighting the Lakeland Pipeline with then State Rep. Ann Hughes and State Sen. Dick Klemm. As the … Continue reading
