3 chapters across the catalog
The Colonial Pipeline, co-owned by Koch Industries, has a history of maintenance issues, including a massive 1.2-million-gallon leak discovered in North Carolina in 2020. The hosts speculate that the current ransomware crisis may serve as a pretext for government-funded infrastructure upgrades for the aging system.
A significant leak in the Keystone Pipeline has renewed environmental concerns and protests in North Dakota. Indigenous groups, including the Sioux tribe at Standing Rock, are opposing plans to double the capacity of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Critics note that major U.S. news outlets have largely ignored the story, leaving coverage to international outlets like Al Jazeera.
Chevron Utah Pipeline Leak, Drone Protection
A Chevron pipeline in Utah leaked 33,000 gallons of oil into a creek near Salt Lake City. The hosts speculate that the "quarter-sized hole" in the pipe may have been caused by gunfire from vandals, providing a potential justification for the government's push to use drones for domestic pipeline and infrastructure protection.
