Letters to the Editor: Pro-California gas pipeline voices seemingly forget pipeline failures of the past

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Pipeline advocates seemingly have forgotten historical disasters like the 1969 Santa Barbara spill and 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy, critics argue in letters to the editor.

A 4,000-gallon oil and contaminated wastewater spill in Monterey County occurred days after pro-pipeline letters were published, highlighting safety concerns.

Opponents argue individuals can reduce energy demand through transit, electric vehicles and solar power instead of supporting new pipeline infrastructure.

To the editor : Americans have the memory of a goldfish. Just two pages past the letter writers advocating for California’s first gas pipeline is a story about a spill of more than 4,000 gallons of o