Suwannee County BOCC voted 3 – 2 to pass a resolution to remain neutral on the Sabal Trail pipeline despite citizen and environmental group opposition. The vote was Commissioners Fleming and Sessions against  with Bashaw, Gamble, and Wainwright voting in favor of the resolution.

Debra Johnson asked the chairman to read resolution for the public. Then pointed out that they were bordering on censorship.

Lori McCraney also spoke in opposition of this resolution stating that FERC and the Army Corp of Engineers have not made decisions on the Sabal Trail pipeline and as pointed out by Commissioner Fleming the SBOCC members need to go onsite and see the numerous active sinkholes in the pipeline path at the Suwannee river crossing.

We were reassured that the public would be allowed to speak on the pipeline subject during citizens comments at the end of the meetings.

This is really no change as far as the public input is concerned as SBOCC has never allowed any citizen or group a place on their agenda concerning the Sabal Trail pipeline.

The citizens opposing the Sabal Trail pipeline have always been relegated to public comment at the end of meetings anyway.

What the resolution does do though is prevent the SBOCC from having to address any future issues whether the citizens, water and so forth are in obvious danger. Which we all know they are.  When questioned about this the board responded that they would simply pass a resolution.

FPL’s lobbyist, Kyle Cobb, who is always present at the SBOCC meetings where resolutions to ban the pipeline (2014) and another the Suwannee River crossing (Dec 1, 2015) were scheduled to be passed was present at this meeting and all others between. Mr. Cobb has been at every meeting concerning the Sabal Trail pipeline at which the board then reversed it’s decision to pass a resolution against the pipeline, except for the meeting at which SBOCC passed a resolution to move the Hildreth compressor station.

Makes one wonder what control he or rather Spectra, Duke Energy, NextEra have over SBOCC.

deb

Another LNG Export Terminal for Jacksonville FLA

A new LNG export facility/terminal is to be built on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville by Eagle Partners Jacksonville, LLC. They are presently in the pre-filing stage under FERC docket number PF15-7.

Florida Export Stations That are Approved for Export of, Fracked and Piped LNG Through Alabama, Georgia & Florida, To Be Processed & Shipped To NON-FTA and FTA Countries

The following exporters that have been approved to export LNG from Florida to both FTA and NFTA countries with the exception of Strom’s NFTA application which is presently pending but the FTA application has been approved.

FGS Approved

Carib Approved

AES Approved

Emera Approved

Goven Approved Goven application for FTA countries only.

Strom FTA Approved NFTA Pending

Please note the quantity that Strom wants to export to NFTA countries and tell us again that FPL/DUKE needs more gas. This does not, of course, include all the other exports already approved.

Strom Inc. – FE Dkt. No. 15-78-LNG

The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an Application filed May 6, 2015, by Strom, Inc. (Strom), seeking a long-term multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) up to the equivalent of 56.42 billion standard cubic feet of natural gas per year to Non-Free Trade Agreement countries. Strom seeks authorization for a 25-year period commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or five years from the date the authorization is issued. Strom proposes to export LNG from its proposed site in Crystal River, Florida to any country that has, or in the future will have, the capacity to import LNG via ISO containers on an ocean-going carrier, with which the United States does not prohibit trade, and does not have a Free Trade Agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas. This application will replace previous applications docketed under DOE/FE Docket Nos. 14-57-LNG and 14-58-LNG. A federal register notice will issued.

Goven export.pdf

Spectra, Cuomo, and FERC connections.  Interesting point of interest is the lobbyist, Richard L Ostroff, who was Governor Cuomo’s former assistant of legislative affairs and now a lobbyist for Spectra Energy (Sabal Trail).

Click his picture and you delve into deeper waters such as his connections with Gregory Ebel CEO of Spectra Energy, owner of Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC pipeline company that awaits final permitting to run a not your average gas pipeline  through Alabama, Georgia and Florida threatening our water supply from the Floridan Aquifer, boring under our rivers as well threatening our lives as it’s route is right through sinkhole territory, especially in South Georgia and all of the Florida route. See screenshot.

http://littlesis.org/maps/1034-spectra-cuomo-and-the-federal-energy-regulatory-commission

http://littlesis.org/maps/1034-spectra-cuomo-and-the-federal-energy-regulatory-commission

After refusing to pass pipeline ban resolution for Suwannee Cty in emergency meeting on 12-10, SBOCC does NOT have promised river crossing resolution on agenda for Tuesday Dec 15

Debra J.

SpectraBusters has joined hundreds of other environmental, faith based, and conservative organizations in a Global FrackDown by signing an organizational letter addressing The 21st Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21).  Also known as ” Paris 2015″  the climate change conference will take place in Paris from November 30 to December 11 2015.

The letter rightfully asks the consortium to “support a ban on fracking and related processes, both as national policy and toward international agreements, and to make explicit the need to maximize the amount of fossil fuels to be kept underground and unburned.”

Two facts addressed in this letter are:

1. Fracked gas is not a viable candidate for a transitional energy source as we move to renewable energy sources for many very sensible reasons, including further climate and water damage and droughts – which are stated in the letter linked below.
2. Fracked methane gas will, in the long run, do more damage to the climate via CO2 emissions surpassing the levels of oil and other fossil fuels. Leaks.  Gas pipelines, wells, containers leak. More in letter.

Read more in the Global Frackdown letter to COP21 and please consider having your organization or group join us and the world in signing.

~~ Debs