It's no secret that our country's natural gas infrastructure is, to put it charitably, overburdened -- just ask folks in San Bruno, CA., or Philadelphia, PA., or Minneapolis, MN., or any one of dozens of places around the country where natural gas leaks and explosions lie at the heart of potentially tragic incidents that occur with disturbing regularity throughout our nation.
Here's a round-up of the incidents that made the headlines this week: http://www.naturalgaswatch.org. Taken together, these incidents make a compelling case that natural gas companies need to do some serious maintenance and upgrading if this country is really going to make natural gas the centerpiece of energy policy in the years to come.