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The author's lengthy and detailed defense of natural gas omits one major drawback: public safety. Natural gas pipelines blow up, injure and kill people, consis
by while_true_ 4y ago
The author's lengthy and detailed defense of natural gas omits one major drawback: public safety. Natural gas pipelines blow up, injure and kill people, consistently, not just every year, but every _month_. In 2022 there have been 471 incidents, 10 fatalities and 14 injuries involving natural gas pipelines, both large and small. Source: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/data-and-statistics/pipeline/pipeline-incident-20-year-trends https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/data-and-statistics/pipeline/pipel...