Bill Caram

Pipeline watchdog, @pstrust, book nerd, and sailor. Opinions my own.

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

For too long, pipelines have been allowed to leak and vent methane. PHMSA has proposed a new rule which will greatly curtail methane emissions from pipelines. Check out our guide to see how you can let @PHMSA_DOT know it’s important to finalize a strong rule

[Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust]

We’ve released a new resource to inform grassroots organizations and members of the public on how they can participate in the comment period for the PHMSA rulemaking, Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair.

https://t.co/FJfFbrao4r

[R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts]

🚨#UPDATE: Crews have successfully turned off the gas and lifted the evacuation orders, but they are now asking residents to remain sheltered in place within a 4-mile radius. Video footage suggests that a construction vehicle may have damaged the pipe, leading to the explosion

[Phil McKenna @mckennapr]

Shame on any reporter who accepts at face value a gas utility's explanation that a fireball like this was "likely due to a damaged underground cable." https://t.co/IX2CIpHdK1

[Earthworks @Earthworks]

Breaking News: Project Canary signals a shift away from gas certification as CEO and Founder Chris Romer steps down from the company. This comes on the heels of our "Certified Disaster" campaign with @PriceofOil and @GasLeaksAction. https://t.co/AzgOODjOMb

[BlueGreen Alliance @BGAlliance]

How can we create quality jobs and cut pollution? 👷‍♂️🏭🛢️ Reduce #MethaneEmissions in the U.S. oil and gas sector! Tell @EPA to finalize its rule to #CutMethane pollution before the end of summer! Our report makes the case. https://t.co/JyuLD1f5NI

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

For real

[Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust]

“That is the opposite of what we should be doing,” Caram stressed. “Those first responders in Satartia, they’re not activists. They are heroes. … That is a precious resource, to have that direct experience.”

[Phil McKenna @mckennapr]

Federal regulators sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and shifting mountainsides https://t.co/e0bx037UEX

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Thinking about Delaney Tercero today - forever three years old

[Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust]

Five years ago today, a gas gathering pipeline exploded in Midland, Texas that claimed the life of three-year-old Delaney Tercero. At the time, the 10-inch diameter, non-odorized pipeline that killed Delaney was entirely unregulated. 🧵(1/6)

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

@arvindpawan1 @WhiteHouse Great to connect with you today, Arvind. I look forward to working together on this and other natural gas pipeline issues.

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Thank you for your leadership, @BrownTristanh and @PHMSA_DOT

[Tristan Brown 🇺🇸 @BrownTristanh]

Discussed at the @WhiteHouse Methane Summit what we’re doing @PHMSA_DOT to reduce safety & environmental risks from methane emissions while boosting jobs for pipeline workers & companies that are helping Americans save 💵on energy bills by keeping methane in the pipe! 🇺🇸👷🏻‍♂️👷🏿‍♀️👨‍🔧🔧

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

I was honored to attend the first White House Methane Summit. The most easily solvable of our climate issues https://t.co/2b917FFZ7v

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

This combined with the safety risks highlighted in the @pstrust report means we need to be very careful how hydrogen is deployed #pipelinesafety https://t.co/ywDOEIPNTx

[Julia Levin @lev_jf]

New study confirms that leaked #hydrogen has a significant global heating impact, around 37x that of carbon over a 20 year time frame

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Colonial Pipeline polluting groundwater in NC again, this time with toxic MTBE. Great reporting ⁦@lisalsong⁩! https://t.co/vZ7rnRRrpV

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

@RJHappel Concerning, yes. But as you probably found out, it's hard to fact check leak rate estimates when operators are not required to report or track their own emissions in many cases. One thing is for sure, emissions are higher than the self-reported numbers given to EPA.

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

"It takes as little as 0.2 percent of gas to leak to make natural gas as big a driver of climate change as coal, the study found."

I think it's safe to say current infrastructure is leaking much more than 0.2%.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Natural gas has long been seen as a cleaner energy alternative. But if it leaks, even a little, “it’s as bad as coal,” said a researcher and environmental policy expert at Brown University. https://t.co/maxLxdDtZ2

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Cutting methane emissions is about more than our climate

[EDF Energy Transition @EDFEnergyEX]

Oil and gas emissions are exacerbating thousands of childhood asthma cases in PA. To protect our youngest and most vulnerable, we need to #CutMethane pollution. @EHPinfo https://t.co/XpEGi6c2vR

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Go, Amanda!

[Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust]

Pipeline Safety Trust Policy Manager @McKayAmanda96 speaks to @IowaPublicRadio Ben Kieffer on the program “River to River,” about CO2 Pipeline safety.

Listen to the full radio interview at the link below.

https://t.co/iXIbbgaob8

[Dan Gearino @DanGearino]

Project Tundra in ND is a major test for carbon capture. I spoke with @emilygrubert about why she thinks retrofits or old coal plants are likely to fail on a number of levels:
https://t.co/riaMFN4nb2

[Bill Caram @BillCaram]

Hear hear!

[Pipeline Safety Trust @pstrust]

"The Pipeline Safety Trust, an advocacy group, said Equitrans shouldn’t be attacking people with 'legitimate safety concerns.'"

https://t.co/6TpPMbitRP