Category Archives: Environment

Methane pipeline rejected in New Jersey

January 11, 2014Cape May County, Economy, Environment, FERC, Hazards, Law, New Jersey, TreesBL England, blueberries, bobcats, Cape May County, coal, coastal plain, ecology, Economy, environment, FERC, Floridan Aquifer, FPL, fragile, Hazards, jobs, John S. Quarterman, Law, New Jersey, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, NJBPU, pine, Pine Barrens, Pinelands, Pinus Echinata, Sabal Trail Transmission, shortleaf pine, Sierra Club, South Jersey Gas, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, TreesJohn S. Quarterman

In the same coastal plain that contains the Floridan Aquifer with our drinking water, a commission just rejected a natural gas pipeline that would have gone through a pine fire forest with blueberries and bobcats much like ours. FERC should reject the Sabal Trail pipeline.

Wayne Parry wrote for AP 10 January 2014, Natural gas pipeline for N.J. Pinelands rejected,

Pemberton Township, N.J. — A New Jersey agency tasked with protecting the ecologically fragile Pinelands region narrowly defeated a proposal Friday to run a 22-mile natural gas pipeline through it….

“This is a great victory for the Pinelands and the environment of the region,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “Today the commissioners said the Pinelands are not for sale.”

“The Pinelands is host Continue reading Methane pipeline rejected in New Jersey →

Pipeline subsidence is Force Majeure –Florida Gas Transmission

December 31, 2013Environment, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Hazards, LouisianaAct of God, aquifer, Assumption Parish, Energy Transfer, environment, FERC, Florida, Florida Gas Transmission, Force Majeure, Hazards, limestone, Louisiana, SpectraBusters, subsidenceJohn S. Quarterman

Force Majeure, or an act of God, in other words “not our fault”, that’s what a methane pipeline company calls the 25-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. The same thing could happen in the soft limestone underlying all of Florida and south Georgia that contains our Floridan Aquifer, the source of our drinking water.

Found in Energy Transfer’s page for Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC under Critical Notices:

Critical Notice
Notice ID: 39957

Notice Type: Force Majeure

Critical: Y

Notice Status Description: Initiate

Reqrd Rsp Desc: No response required

Posting Date/Time: Aug 15 2012 1:57PM

Subject: FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption P

Notice Effective Date/Time: Aug 15 2012 1:54PM

Notice End Date/Time: Until further notice

Notice Text:
FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption Parish, Louisiana (Revision #1) Continue reading Pipeline subsidence is Force Majeure –Florida Gas Transmission →

Critical Notice
Notice ID:	39957
Notice Type:	Force Majeure
Critical:	Y
Notice Status Description:	Initiate
Reqrd Rsp Desc:	No response required
Posting Date/Time:	Aug 15 2012 1:57PM
Subject:	FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption P
Notice Effective Date/Time:	Aug 15 2012 1:54PM
Notice End Date/Time:	Until further notice
Notice Text:	FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption Parish, Louisiana (Revision #1) Continue reading Pipeline subsidence is Force Majeure –Florida Gas Transmission →

Possible pipeline through Colquitt County –Fox31

December 16, 2013Colquitt County, Economy, Environment, FERC, Georgia, HazardsAndrea Grover, Colquitt County, Economy, environment, FERC, Georgia, Hazards, John Peconom, John S. Quarterman, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Susan WallerJohn S. Quarterman

Do you believe Sabal Trail that the pipeline won’t affect the value of your land? If what Spectra Energy’s Vice President of Stakeholder Outreach & Sustainability says is true, why doesn’t Sabal Trail just buy the affected properties? They should be able to resell it later for equal or greater value.

Rheya Spigner wrote for mysouthwestga.com (fox31online) 12 December 2013, Possible pipeline through Colquitt County,

Susan Waller with the Sabal Trail Transmission says “one concern (from residents) is that it’ll impact the value of the land.” Which she adds isn’t true, but could affect vegetation.

They didn’t quote Andrea Grover, Director, Stakeholder Outreach. Maybe they discovered she, like Brian Fahrenthold, was not familiar with Spectra’s history of fines? And as a Vice President, Susan Waller would appear to be Andrea Grover’s boss. Have we gotten their attention enough that they are escalating within Spectra?

John Peconom of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) says Continue reading Possible pipeline through Colquitt County –Fox31 →

I’d go ahead and let the gas go into the global market. –T. Boone Pickens

November 25, 2013Duval County, Environment, Florida, Fracking, LNGClean Energy, Duval County, environment, export, Florida, Fracking, Jacksonville, Jaxport, John S. Quarterman, LNG, natural gas, SpectraBusters, T. Boone PickensJohn S. Quarterman

The co-founder of the company building the LNG facility at Jaxport is all for exporting natural gas, even if it means rising domestic prices.

Remember T. Boone Pickens is a co-founder of Clean Energy Co.? Paul Toscano wrote for CNBC 15 May 2013, Boone Pickens on Gas Exports: ‘Move It Out and Sell It’,

“The producers have gone out and drilled for the natural gas. They should be entitled to get the best markets in the world, so let them have it,” Continue reading I’d go ahead and let the gas go into the global market. –T. Boone Pickens →