Hill introduces pipeline safety bill
Joshua Melvin - 12/07/2010
A Peninsula lawmaker introduced legislation Monday that aims to improve pipeline safety by toughening rules and increasing oversight, including supervision on how utilities spend ratepayer money.
Joshua Melvin - 12/07/2010
A Peninsula lawmaker introduced legislation Monday that aims to improve pipeline safety by toughening rules and increasing oversight, including supervision on how utilities spend ratepayer money.
No evidence pipeline caused Oakland blast
John Upton - 12/07/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Company says it has found no evidence that a natural gas pipeline caused a residential explosion Monday evening in Oakland.
John Upton - 12/07/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric Company says it has found no evidence that a natural gas pipeline caused a residential explosion Monday evening in Oakland.
Residents concerned about pipeline pressure
Amy Hollyfield - 11/24/2010
In San Bruno, turning up the thermostat to deal with the cold is a loaded decision. PG&E turned the pressure down on three pipelines on the peninsula after September's explosion and gun-shy residents like it that way.
Amy Hollyfield - 11/24/2010
In San Bruno, turning up the thermostat to deal with the cold is a loaded decision. PG&E turned the pressure down on three pipelines on the peninsula after September's explosion and gun-shy residents like it that way.
4 more gas pipeline inspectors hired
John King - 11/24/2010
Four new gas pipeline safety inspectors will be hired "without delay" by the California Public Utilities Commission, according to a letter released Tuesday from the commission's executive director.
John King - 11/24/2010
Four new gas pipeline safety inspectors will be hired "without delay" by the California Public Utilities Commission, according to a letter released Tuesday from the commission's executive director.
Peninsula warm despite natural gas cutbacks
John Upton - 11/24/2010
Pacific Gas & Electric's gas customers on the San Francisco Peninsula have kept their buildings heated during the recent cold snap despite a reduction in gas pipeline pressure.
John Upton - 11/24/2010
Pacific Gas & Electric's gas customers on the San Francisco Peninsula have kept their buildings heated during the recent cold snap despite a reduction in gas pipeline pressure.
Cold weather spikes concerns about natural gas pipeline
Maureen Naylor - 11/24/2010
The recent cold snap has raised the demand for natural gas, leading to raised concerns from some San Bruno residents that PG&E might increasing the gas pressure in a pair of pipelines that run parallel to the one that exploded in September.
Maureen Naylor - 11/24/2010
The recent cold snap has raised the demand for natural gas, leading to raised concerns from some San Bruno residents that PG&E might increasing the gas pressure in a pair of pipelines that run parallel to the one that exploded in September.
Pipelines safest way to transport energy
Donald F. Santa - 11/23/2010
As the National Transportation and Safety Board tries to determine the cause of a deadly explosion on a natural gas transmission line in San Bruno in September, some industry watchers are reaching their own conclusions. Among the most popular explanations: The pipes were old.
Donald F. Santa - 11/23/2010
As the National Transportation and Safety Board tries to determine the cause of a deadly explosion on a natural gas transmission line in San Bruno in September, some industry watchers are reaching their own conclusions. Among the most popular explanations: The pipes were old.
WPTV investigates natural gas pipelines
Shannon Cake - 11/23/2010
It was September 9th, right around dinnertime the world in San Bruno changed forever.
Shannon Cake - 11/23/2010
It was September 9th, right around dinnertime the world in San Bruno changed forever.
Legislators want more pipeline inspectors
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 11/22/2010
California's natural-gas regulators need to hire more inspectors immediately to check on the state's pipelines in the wake of the San Bruno explosion that killed eight people, state legislators say.
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 11/22/2010
California's natural-gas regulators need to hire more inspectors immediately to check on the state's pipelines in the wake of the San Bruno explosion that killed eight people, state legislators say.
Blast should be final nail in LNG coffin
Thomas D. Elias - 11/19/2010
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British Petroleum, did after its springtime offshore oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Thomas D. Elias - 11/19/2010
There is no doubt that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has acted at least somewhat more responsibly in the wake of the September natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno than BP, the former British Petroleum, did after its springtime offshore oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
PG&E just doesn't understand
Alice Barnes - 11/18/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric simply does not seem to understand its "valued" customers living near its gas pipelines in San Bruno.!
Alice Barnes - 11/18/2010
Pacific Gas and Electric simply does not seem to understand its "valued" customers living near its gas pipelines in San Bruno.!
Darbee acknowledges a 'year of challenge'
Dana Hull - 11/18/2010
Dubbing 2010 "a year of setbacks" for PG&E, CEO Peter Darbee on Thursday conceded that his company has misjudged its customers on multiple occasions, but insisted that its response to the San Bruno pipeline explosion shows it is learning.
Dana Hull - 11/18/2010
Dubbing 2010 "a year of setbacks" for PG&E, CEO Peter Darbee on Thursday conceded that his company has misjudged its customers on multiple occasions, but insisted that its response to the San Bruno pipeline explosion shows it is learning.
District may close school near pipeline
Bhavisha Patel - 11/17/2010
The Twin Rivers Unified School Board will meet Thursday to discuss closing Harmon Johnson Elementary School.
Bhavisha Patel - 11/17/2010
The Twin Rivers Unified School Board will meet Thursday to discuss closing Harmon Johnson Elementary School.
Ricard: From Pipeline Safety Conference
Martin Ricard - 11/17/2010
I was recently invited to speak at a pipeline safety conference in New Orleans about the Sept. 9 gas pipeline explosion.
Martin Ricard - 11/17/2010
I was recently invited to speak at a pipeline safety conference in New Orleans about the Sept. 9 gas pipeline explosion.
PG&E clears San Carlos line in question
Shaun Bishop - 11/17/2010
A natural-gas pipeline in San Carlos that ranked among PG&E's most pressing maintenance projects has been inspected and declared problem-free, officials said.
Shaun Bishop - 11/17/2010
A natural-gas pipeline in San Carlos that ranked among PG&E's most pressing maintenance projects has been inspected and declared problem-free, officials said.
Some exceptions, but pipelines are safer
Kate Gailbraith - 11/16/2010
Underground oil and gas pipelines are an often-forgotten part of the nation's energy infrastructure - until problems occur. This year has seen a spate of attention-getting accidents. In San Bruno, Calif., a gas pipeline exploded in a residential area in September, killing eight people. In Texas, two gas pipeline accidents within a day of each other in June killed three people. In Michigan, an oil pipeline ruptured this summer, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a river.
Kate Gailbraith - 11/16/2010
Underground oil and gas pipelines are an often-forgotten part of the nation's energy infrastructure - until problems occur. This year has seen a spate of attention-getting accidents. In San Bruno, Calif., a gas pipeline exploded in a residential area in September, killing eight people. In Texas, two gas pipeline accidents within a day of each other in June killed three people. In Michigan, an oil pipeline ruptured this summer, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a river.
PG&E assessing condition of gas pipeline 101
Mike West - 11/15/2010
PG&E is working on airport property adjacent to San Bruno and Mike West attempts to explain why.
Mike West - 11/15/2010
PG&E is working on airport property adjacent to San Bruno and Mike West attempts to explain why.
Jittery public reporting more possible gas leaks
Katie Worth - 11/14/2010
Some fire departments are experiencing an uptick in service calls relating to gas smells following the natural-gas line explosion that ripped through San Bruno two months ago.
Katie Worth - 11/14/2010
Some fire departments are experiencing an uptick in service calls relating to gas smells following the natural-gas line explosion that ripped through San Bruno two months ago.
Few inspectors on staff to check pipelines
Staff - 11/14/2010
Increased scrutiny of how natural gas pipelines are being inspected in California has revealed that the state has only a small group of inspectors to check 110,000 miles of gas pipelines, mobile home park systems and propane distributors across the state.
Staff - 11/14/2010
Increased scrutiny of how natural gas pipelines are being inspected in California has revealed that the state has only a small group of inspectors to check 110,000 miles of gas pipelines, mobile home park systems and propane distributors across the state.
City emphasizes pipeline 101 concern of residents
Connie Jackson - 11/14/2010
San Bruno's City Manager Connie Jackson sends a stinging e-mail to PG&E representatives.
Connie Jackson - 11/14/2010
San Bruno's City Manager Connie Jackson sends a stinging e-mail to PG&E representatives.