Posted on 09/17/2016 4:17:14 PM PDT by blam
Tyler Durden
September 17, 2016
As Native Americans protesters face arrest in North Dakota for blocking the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, TheAntiMedia's Carey Wedler reports a gasoline pipeline spill is currently unfolding in the South. The leak has prompted Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to declare states of emergency.
The Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to New York, began leaking on September 9, spilling 250,000 gallons of gasoline, or 6,000 barrels. The pipeline was built in 1962, and the current leak in Helena, Alabama, is the largest one Colonial Pipeline has experienced in 20 years, Reuters noted.
AL.com reported that according to the Colonial Pipeline company’s spokesperson, Bill Berry, the pipeline could still be leaking:
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Shelby County didn’t used to be close to B’ham...
How can I drive to the store to get my hair weaves and Thunderbird?
I thought the leak was in the north east.
sabotage
South Carolina also.
http://www.wistv.com/story/33116360/gas-scare-prompts-south-carolinians-to-fill-up-at-the-pump
That was my first thought as well . . .
The Obama-Hillary team doesn’t want the southern voters to get to the polls.
12 cent a gallon increase in my maryland suburb of DC over night.
Shortages and panic buying here in Western NC.
There are natural gas pipelines and liquid petroleum pipelines. The former pump gas continually, while the latter pump product in shots.
When the industry speaks of a gas leak, it is referencing a natural gas leak. Poor choice of words.
It’s impacting everything NE of the leak in Alabama.
The one in Alaska is doing well and all the animals are just fine with it.
I wonder how much gas is stored in the Colonial Pipeline “tank farm” in Greensboro, and how long would that last with the pipeline shut down? There are a whole bunch of huge storage tanks there.
Still, people there panic buying in Greensboro, lines, gas cans, pumps shut down, even gas stations shut down entirely. Sheetz seems to be particularly hard hit, quite a few of their stores have shut down gas sales.
We ran out this morning and topped off our venicles and my Moms. We saw two stations out of gas by about 1:30 PM today.
I 911’d my sister and two best friends. My girlfriend and her husband ran out to Kroger. They were out of gas but a tanker pulled up with a bunch of cars folloiwing it so they managed to fill up. My friends up in the mountains said their station was out but they managed to fill up at the BP.
Likely by Monday it will get worse if new shipments don’t arrive. Most people seem unaware of the potential problem.
A good many stations completely out of gasoline here in Marietta GA (NW Atlanta ‘burb). Prices have gone up about 20 to 30 cents per gallon in the past 24 hours.
I just topped off the spouse’s car and life at the station seemed par for the course. Quiet here in the midlands on that front.
Being that it is 50+ years old, it’s probably time to think about replacing it.
Bkmrk.
I haven’t noticed any lines either.
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