As I walked along just a small part of this pathway I fluctuated from being shocked and awed by the scale of this project. Liquid natural gas coming from Qatar, Nigeria and Malaysia, being piped through to Gloucester, providing power for 1000s of homes. I just kept thinking about how much power does it really take to get that power here and how much power is wasted– to construct this pipe, to extract, pressurize and transport the gas, to create the political and social systems that mean this is seen as the best way to meet our energy needs...
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Invisible lines spreading throughout the world. Tribes people in Nigeria being effected by these decisions. Didn't we go to war in Iraq to establish some power lines, so that live the life I expect.
Although the unexpected on this walk is that I'm being watched - by security quite a lot of the time. I supposed I must appear supsicious, walking around with a video camera and violin, loitering around oil refineries. I feel a bit like a terroist.
Apparently this is sustainable energy.
its great walking along this pipe at times. Its like a highway with no one there - just you - its sweeping along with such confidence - it knows where is going - the rout's been mapped - there's little signs along the way to tell you important things: beware of the bees, cables, water - all you have to do is proceed. Its an engineering feat.
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