KINDER MORGAN WATCH

http://www.insidebayarea.com/opinion/tribune/ci_7051436

NEARLY THREE years later, we're still waiting for the apology.

Last week, a subsidiary of energy giant Kinder Morgan pleaded no contest to six felonies stemming from the November 2004 pipeline blast in Walnut Creek that killed five workers, severely burned four more and left 14 children fatherless.

http://www.caribbeanshipping.org/showarticle.asp?ArticleName=dn002007091...

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_6970891

From the article:

"Loyola Law School Professor Laurie Levinson said the decision to pursue a criminal conviction instead of settling for civil penalties against one of the nation's largest pipeline companies shows the prosecutors wanted to make an example of Kinder Morgan.

"What they're saying here is that it was more than just an accident," Levinson said, "but some moral culpability and there should be a stigma on this company."

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/21/BAFDSB0LD.DTL

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, September 21, 2007

(09-21) 12:02 PDT WALNUT CREEK - An energy company has been convicted of six felony counts and will pay $15 million in connection with a 2004 gasoline pipeline explosion in Walnut Creek that killed five construction workers, Contra Costa County prosecutors said today.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/176572.html
Posted on Tue, Sep. 18, 2007

Santee Cooper gets DHEC air permit despite calls from environmentalists to wait for study

By SAMMY FRETWELL

Santee Cooper won the first round Monday in its fight to build a nearly $1 billion power plant in rural Florence County.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said it will issue a draft air pollution permit for the coal-fired plant, despite calls by conservation groups for more study.

http://charlestonpeace.net/content/view/3163/36/

Last night, August 7, DHEC held an informal public meeting to answer questions from the public regarding Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of its Shipyard Creek Terminal importing capacity. There was a good turnout, approximately 80-100 concerned citizens attended, and many of those present asked questions. Ample time was given to all who wanted ask questions, and the DHEC moderator, Nancy Whittle, did a nice job ensuring that all questions were addressed, although we weren’t always satisfied with the answers.