On the recordMarch 8, 2000
I am here to address the issue of pipeline safety, an issue that people in most communities, cities, and towns do not concern themselves with unless, regretfully, a tragedy occurs, such as the one that took place in Bellingham, WA, last June. The devastating liquid pipeline explosion that rocked the city of Bellingham and took the lives of three young boys rightfully served as a wakeup call and focused our attention on the need for pipeline safety reform. While pipelines continue to be the safest means of transporting liquid fuels and gas, and though accidents may be infrequent on the more than 2 million miles of mostly invisible pipelines in the United States, Bellingham has shown us that pipelines do pose potential dangers that we ignore at our peril.
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