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Environment

  • Proposed pipeline poses too much risk - Editorial
    Bellingham Herald, 14 June 2003

  • Desert Paper Trail Leads to Shell Oil
    Houston Biz Journals, 8 June 2003

  • Groups seek to suspend building of gas pipeline
    The Roanoke Times, 4 June 2003

  • Prudhoe oil spill estimate multiplies
    Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2003

  • Pipeline is protested
    Times-Dispatch, 30 May 2003

  • BP on notice after Alaska spills in Houston
    Financial Times, 30 May 2003

  • Delayed construction on gas pipeline worries lobstermen
    Associated Press, 30 May 2003

  • Gas pipelines to go under, through coral reefs
    South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 23 May 2003

  • Selectmen mull pipeline penalty [MA]
    www.townonline.com [MA], 16 April 2003

  • Eldridge [ILL] Resident Concerned About Area Pipeline Locations
    Eldridge News, 9 April 2003

  • Boxford [MA] fed up with pipeline
    www.townonline.com, 2 April 2003

  • Town keeps watch on proposed gas pipeline
    Palm Beach Daily News, 6 March 2003

  • Public hearing on Georgia Straight Crossing
    Peninsula News Review, 5 March 2003

  • Flammable gas leaking in river
    Mobile Register, 21 February 2003

  • Pipeline proposal criticized
    Fairbanks News Miner, 23 January 2003

  • Connecticut congressional delegation asks commerce secretary to block pipeline
    Associated Press, 1 January 2003

  • Ranchers Bristle as Gas Wells Loom on the Range
    The New York Times, 29 December 2002

  • Contractor Missed Pipeline Flaw
    Washington Post, July 24, 2002

  • Pipeline Reforms Urged
    Washington Post, July 23, 2002

  • Pipeline Safety Neglected Despite Deaths, Damages
    Alburquerque Journal, 14 July, 2002

  • Green groups sue Alaska regulators over oil-spill plans
    Planet Ark, 12 July, 2002

  • Firms fail to disclose Alaska cleanup costs - GAO
    Planet Ark, 10 July, 2002

  • North Slope cleanup not guaranteed
    Anchorage Daily News, 9 July, 2002

  • Oil Industry Lags on Funds For Cleaning Alaska Region
    Wall Street Journal, 9 July, 2002

  • Enbridge Energy Leak: Leak Was On 34-Inch Line In Minn
    Dow Jones Newswires, 5 July, 2002

  • Pipeline owners call for more 'efficiency' on maintenance
    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 12 June, 2002

  • Lawmakers want pipeline owners to pay for possible spills, prevention
    mlive.com, 8 June, 2002

  • U.S. sues over pipeline disaster: $37 million sought from companies
    Seattle Times, 31 May, 2002

  • U.S. Files Suit Against Oil Companies For Gasoline Discharge; Pipeline Blast That Killed Three People, Two Of Them Children
    U.S. Newswire, 30 May, 2002

  • Fed reports: No health hazards from Fallon pipeline, wells
    Reno Gazette-Journal, 30 May, 2002

  • BP Oil Pipeline Ruptures in Lousiana, 90,000 gallons spilled in coastal area.
    AP, 7 April, 2002

  • Opinion: Oil Drips With Money for Alaska
    John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, 20 February, 2002

  • Pipeline problems going undetected
    Anchorage Daily News, 14 February, 2002

  • Harvey speaks out about recent DEC shifting of authority, DEC manager defends her division's efficiency.
    KTUU Television, 20 December, 2001

  • DEC regulators pulled off oil-spill jobs. Critics say they were removed to appease companies.
    Anchorage Daily News, 20 December, 2001

  • Bush: Speed pipeline reviews
    Gannett News Service, 28 January, 2001

    Security

  • The right to know vs. the need for public safety
    Albany Times Union [NY], 16 June 2003

  • Court: Pipeline needs Lansing OK
    Lansing (MI) State Journal, 7 June 2003

  • Man Who Shot Ala. Pipeline Gets 16 Years
    The Associated Press, 7 June 2003

  • Pipelines of greater concern in wake of terrorists alerts
    The Cleburne News - Alabama, 10 April 2003

  • FERC restrictions on energy infrastructure data to begin Apr. 2
    Oil & Gas Journal, 24 March 2003

  • Pipeline safety flows on openness - Editorial
    Bellingham Herald, 15 February 2003

  • U.S. may limit pipeline data
    Bellingham Herald, 2 January 2003

  • FERC mulls plan in case of attack on US pipelines
    Reuters, 05 April, 2002

  • Opinion: The Bush Oil-igarchy's Pipeline Protection Package
    Arianna Huffington, 21 February, 2002

  • Shooting case puts focus on pipeline security
    Reuters News Service, 21 February, 2002

  • Pipeline problems going undetected
    Anchorage Daily News, 14 February, 2002

  • U.S. orders libraries to destroy key CD-ROM
    Arizona Daily Star, 14 February, 2002

  • Terrorist attacks paralyze Ecuador main oil pipeline
    Agence France-Presse, 25 January, 2001

    Safety

  • Former pipeline officials going to prison for blast
    Bellingham Herald, 19 June 2003

  • Officials sentenced in pipeline blast
    Seattle Times, 18 June 2003

  • Independent Pipeline Safety Trust Funded - Press Release
    SAFE Bellingham, Released 6/18/03

  • Prison urged in '99 blast
    The Bellingham Herald, 14 June 2003

  • $36 million in penalties urged in Bellingham pipeline blast
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 14 June 2003

  • Report of fatal pipeline accident expected
    The Star - Tribune, 4 June 2003

  • BP on notice after Alaska spills in Houston
    Financial Times, 30 May 2003

  • Propane line explosion rocks Warren County [OH]
    Dayton Daily News, Warren County Bureau, 10 May 2003

  • Pressure cut in gas pipeline
    King County Journal [WA], 3 May 2003

  • Recent pipeline explosions two of thousands each year
    The Toronto Star, 3 May 2003

  • Natural-gas line bursts with roar, carves a crater
    Seattle Times, 2 May 2003

  • Gas pipeline leak forces evacuations
    Seattle Post Intelligencer, 2 May 2003

  • Eldridge [ILL] Resident Concerned About Area Pipeline Locations
    Eldridge News, 9 April 2003

  • Small spark grew to 500-foot flames
    The Greeley Tribune, 26 March 2003

  • Colorado pipeline blast leaves 1000 foot crater
    The Greeley Tribune, 25 March 2003

  • Pipeline fire adds fuel to residents' fears
    The Charleston Gazette, 12 March 2003

  • Don't let companies get away with deaths - Editorial
    Bellingham Herald, 12 March 2003

  • Town keeps watch on proposed gas pipeline
    Palm Beach Daily News, 6 March 2003

  • Flammable gas leaking in river
    Mobile Register, 21 February 2003

  • Pipeline budget boost gives OPS shot in the arm
    Bellingham Herald, 20 February 2003

  • NTSB Press Release on El Paso pipeline rupture
    11 February 2003

  • Carol Parker on El Paso pipeline rupture
    11 February 2003

  • Safety officials propose fine against BP
    Anchorage Daily News, 31 January 2003

  • Judge Allows Pipeline Lawsuit to Move Forward
    Time Daily, Florence, AL, 27 December 2002

  • In deal, Olympic Pipe Line, 3 workers admit guilt in blast
    Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12 December 2002

  • Olympic, Shell agree to pay $100 million in Bellingham blast
    Seattle Times, 11 December 2002

  • Grand jury seeks documents on fatal pipeline explosion
    www.mywesttexas.com, 15 November 2002

  • Pipeline Explodes
    WZAS, 6 August 2002

  • Report Points To Pipeline Problems
    WZAS, 6 August 2002

  • Gas line explosion sparks fears regarding new Marthon-Ashland pipeline
    WZAS, 6 August 2002

  • 85 percent of pipeline operators are cited in safety review
    Austin American-Statesman, 26 July, 2002

  • Contractor Missed Pipeline Flaw
    Washington Post, July 24, 2002

  • Pipeline Reforms Urged
    Washington Post, July 23, 2002

  • Pipeline Safety Neglected Despite Deaths, Damages
    Alburquerque Journal, 14 July, 2002

  • U.S. sues over pipeline disaster: $37 million sought from companies
    Seattle Times, 31 May, 2002

  • U.S. Files Suit Against Oil Companies For Gasoline Discharge; Pipeline Blast That Killed Three People, Two Of Them Children
    U.S. Newswire, 30 May, 2002

  • Fed reports: No health hazards from Fallon pipeline, wells
    Reno Gazette-Journal, 30 May, 2002

  • Tractor Cuts Gasoline Line
    AP, 17 April, 2002

  • Manitoba minister calls for new federal rules after pipeline explosion
    Canadian Press, 16 April, 2002

  • TransCanada Pipelines Mainline Explodes in Manitoba
    Reuters, 15 April, 2002

  • New Harvard Medical School Report: Oil-Focused Energy; Policy Takes Toll on Human Health
    U.S. Newswire, 9 April, 2002

  • Tentative deal of $50 million in suits over pipeline blast
    Seatle Times, 30 March, 2002

  • Pipeline Risks, Concerns Run Deep (Part 2 of a 2 part story)
    Toledo Blade, 25 March, 2002

  • A Buried Web of Peril (Part 1 of a 2 part story)
    Toledo Blade, 24 March, 2002

  • Senate agrees on more ethanol production, MTBE ban, pipeline safety program
    AP, 08 March, 2002

  • Pipeline to be excavated after blast. Officials look for cause.
    Herald-Leader, 08 March, 2002

  • Pipeline Safety Bill Reintroduced in Senate
    Environment News Service, 08 March, 2002

  • Opinion: Don't leave pipeline safety to 'experts'
    The Bellingham Herald, 21 February, 2002

  • Pipeline problems going undetected
    Anchorage Daily News, 14 February, 2002

  • Pipeline Safety Official: 'JUDGE US by What We Do'
    Cox News Service, 14 February, 2002

  • Opinion: "Pipeline safety is worth extra effort"
    The Austin American-Statesman, 26 December, 2001

  • Pipeline office will face congressional scrutiny
    The Austin American-Statesman, 20 December, 2001

  • Harvey speaks out about recent DEC shifting of authority, DEC manager defends her division's efficiency.
    KTUU Television, 20 December, 2001

  • DEC regulators pulled off oil-spill jobs. Critics say they were removed to appease companies.
    Anchorage Daily News, 20 December, 2001

  • Bush: Speed pipeline reviews
    Gannett News Service, 28 January, 2001

  • Pipeline in Fatal Accident Undergoes a Test Pumping
    The New York Times, 26 January, 2001

  • Equilon to pay $45 million
    The Bellingham Herald, 20 January, 2001

  • Officials Work To Plug Gas Leak
    Associated Press, 20 January, 2001

  • Man Dies From Gas Geyser Eruption in Hutchinson, Kansas
    Associated Press, 19 January, 2001

    Applications/Approvals

  • Proposed pipeline poses too much risk - Editorial
    Bellingham Herald, 14 June 2003

  • Groups seek to suspend building of gas pipeline
    The Roanoke Times, 4 June 2003

  • Pipeline is protested
    Times-Dispatch, 30 May 2003

  • William's Pipelines performance at BC, Canada Public Hearing
    Safepipelines Mailing List, 6 May 2003

  • Town keeps watch on proposed gas pipeline
    Palm Beach Daily News, 6 March 2003

  • Public hearing on Georgia Straight Crossing
    Peninsula News Review, 5 March 2003

  • Farmers vow to take pipeline ruling to state Supreme Court
    www.oregonlive.com, 20 February 2003

  • Iroquois withdraws pipeline application
    Associated Press, 13 February 2003

  • Pipeline proposal criticized
    Fairbanks News Miner, 23 January 2003

  • Connecticut congressional delegation asks commerce secretary to block pipeline
    Associated Press, 1 January 2003

  • Longhorn pipeline allowed to proceed
    20 July, 2002

  • Settlement moves Millenium pipeline from residential area
    Associated Press, 6 May, 2002

  • Pipeline public process "a farce"
    Abbotsford News, BC Canada, 17 April, 2002

  • Duke wins initial OK for natgas pipeline in Va.
    biz.yahoo.com, 27 March, 2002

  • NEB Receives Application from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Expand Capacity on its System
    biz.yahoo.com, 21 March, 2002

  • Millenium Pipeline update: NYC suburb wins more time in pipeline route dispute
    Reuters News Service, 22 February, 2002

  • Groups raise questions about natural gas pipeline
    The Bellingham Herald, 18 February, 2002

  • Consultant tells Alaska that lower 48 natural gas pipelines and LNG projects not feasible at this time.
    The Anchorage Daily News, 21 December, 2001

  • Millennium Pipeline OK'd
    The Journal News, 20 December, 2001

  • Bush: Speed pipeline reviews
    Gannett News Service, 28 January, 2001

  • Alaska governer Knowles tries to jump-start gas line
    Anchorage Daily News, 9 January, 2001


    Legal

  • Rescue Workers File Suit in Pipeline Explosion Case
    Insurance Journal, 2 July 2003

  • El Paso Natural Gas Company sued in Carlsbad explosion
    Associated Press, 2 July 2003

  • Rescue Workers File Suit in Pipeline Explosion Case
    Insurance Journal, 2 July 2003

  • Lawsuit Filed Over Deadly 2000 Explosion
    Firehouse.com, 1 July 2003

  • Pipeline blast sentences bring closure, send message - Opinion
    Bellingham Herald, 26 June 2003

  • Pipeline Execs Earn Prison Terms - Opinion
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 23 June 2003

  • Pipeline execs sent to prison for Bellingham blast
    Seattle Post Intelligencer, 19 June 2003

  • Former pipeline officials going to prison for blast
    Bellingham Herald, 19 June 2003

  • Execs in pipeline blast get prison time
    Seattle Times, 18 June 2003

  • Officials sentenced in pipeline blast
    Seattle Times, 18 June 2003

  • Independent Pipeline Safety Trust Funded - Press Release
    SAFE Bellingham, Released 6/18/03

  • Prison urged in '99 blast
    The Bellingham Herald, 14 June 2003

  • $36 million in penalties urged in Bellingham pipeline blast
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 14 June 2003

  • Desert Paper Trail Leads to Shell Oil
    Houston Biz Journals, 8 June 2003

  • Olympic sentencing delayed
    Bellingham Herald, 3 June 2003

  • BP on notice after Alaska spills in Houston
    Financial Times, 30 May 2003

  • EOTT Finds Buried Documents, But Damage Is Extensive
    Dow Jones Newswires, 23 May 2003

  • Selectmen mull pipeline penalty [MA]
    www.townonline.com [MA], 16 April 2003

  • Tough pipeline rules passed as promised
    American-Statesman, 11 April 2003

  • Pipeline Company to Pay $34 Million for Spills
    New York Times, 2 April 2003

  • Colonial Pipeline Co. fined $34 million
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2 April 2003

  • Bankruptcy upsets families in pipeline blast
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 29 March 2003

  • Olympic Pipe Line Files For Chap 11 Bankruptcy Protection
    Wall Street Journal, 28 March 2003

  • Olympic Pipe Line seeks bankruptcy
    Seattle Times, 28 March 2003

  • Olympic Pipe Line seeks bankruptcy
    Seattle Times, 28 March 2003

  • Don't let companies get away with deaths - Editorial
    Bellingham Herald, 12 March 2003

  • Safety officials propose fine against BP
    Anchorage Daily News, 31 January 2003

  • Pipeline victims' families want fines to go toward safety trust
    The Bellingham Herald, 21 January 2003

  • Connecticut congressional delegation asks commerce secretary to block pipeline
    Associated Press, 1 January 2003

  • Judge Allows Pipeline Lawsuit to Move Forward
    Time Daily, Florence, AL, 27 December 2002

  • Slow Justice -- Opinion
    Alaska Daily News Editorial, 24 December 2002

  • In deal, Olympic Pipe Line, 3 workers admit guilt in blast
    Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12 December 2002

  • Olympic, Shell agree to pay $100 million in Bellingham blast
    Seattle Times, 11 December 2002

  • Grand jury seeks documents on fatal pipeline explosion
    www.mywesttexas.com, 15 November 2002

  • UTC fines Olympic Pipe Line $30,000
    The Bellingham Herald, July 25, 2002

  • U.S. House approves pipeline safety bill
    The Herald of Everett Washington, 24 July 2002

  • House approves tougher standards and penalties
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 24 July 2002

  • Lawmakers Approve Pipeline Safety Legislation
    Reuters, July 24, 2002

  • Pipeline Reforms Urged
    Washington Post, July 23, 2002

  • Pipeline Safety Neglected Despite Deaths, Damages
    Alburquerque Journal, 14 July, 2002

  • U.S. sues over pipeline disaster: $37 million sought from companies
    Seattle Times, 31 May, 2002

  • U.S. Files Suit Against Oil Companies For Gasoline Discharge; Pipeline Blast That Killed Three People, Two Of Them Children
    U.S. Newswire, 30 May, 2002

  • Pipeline-safety bill rouses little praise
    Seattle Times, 26 May, 2002

  • Pipeline safety bill moves ahead after lawmakers strengthen it
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 23 May, 2002

  • Judge to Austin: Drop challenge to Longhorn Pipeline
    The Austin American-Statesman, 11 January, 2002

  • Austin Clashes with Longhorn over pipeline work
    The Austin American-Statesman, 19 December, 2001




    Canadian

  • Natural gas supply and demand issues
    Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan, 10 June 2003

  • Recent pipeline explosions two of thousands each year
    The Toronto Star, 3 May 2003

  • Public hearing on Georgia Straight Crossing
    Peninsula News Review, 5 March 2003

  • A Prospect Delayed in Canada's Arctic
    New York Times, 16 November 2002

  • Pipeline public process "a farce"
    Abbotsford News, BC Canada, 17 April, 2002

  • Manitoba minister calls for new federal rules after pipeline explosion
    Canadian Press, 16 April, 2002

  • TransCanada Pipelines Mainline Explodes in Manitoba
    Reuters, 15 April, 2002

  • NEB Receives Application from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline to Expand Capacity on its System
    biz.yahoo.com, 21 March, 2002

  • Running on empty
    Canadian Business, 10 July 2000




    Supply/Demand

  • Wasted Energy - Editorial
    Washington Post, 10 June 2003; Page A20

  • Natural gas supply and demand issues
    Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan, 10 June 2003

  • Greenspan Predicts High Natural Gas Prices Into Next Year
    Associated Press, 10 June 2003

  • Natural Gas Prices Reach Highs; But Where Will They Go Now?
    Pipeline & Gas Journal, May 2003

  • Public hearing on Georgia Straight Crossing
    Peninsula News Review, 5 March 2003

  • Ranchers Bristle as Gas Wells Loom on the Range
    The New York Times, 29 December 2002

  • A Prospect Delayed in Canada's Arctic
    New York Times, 16 November 2002

  • Running on empty
    Canadian Business, 10 July 2000