Category Archives: Suwannee County

Suwannee County Commissioners and public to hike to Sabal Trail Suwannee River Crossing

February 16, 2016FERC, Florida, Hamilton County, Politics, Suwannee County, WaterFERC, Florida, Floridan Aquifer, Government, John S. Quarterman, Politics, Sabal Trail Transmission, sinkhole, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, spring, Suwannee County, Suwannee River, Water, WWALSJohn S. Quarterman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Live Oak, February 10, 2016 — The date has been set to go see where Spectra Energy of Houston Texas has been permitted by the Picture by Alton Burns Federal Energy Regulatory (FERC) in Washington, DC to drill under the Suwannee River for its Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline despite widespread local opposition. The Suwannee Board of County Commissioners already voted a resolution to move Sabal Trail’s compressor station. Still mulling stronger action, the SBOCC agreed at a recent meeting to go with local guides, including WWALS Watershed Coalition board member Chris Mericle, on a hike with the public to where FERC said construction monitoring was important for the river and our drinking water in the Floridan Aquifer, but Sabal Trail should be left to self-monitor. The day and time have been set: 8:15 AM Thursday February 18, 2016.

All interested individuals will meet at: Continue reading Suwannee County Commissioners and public to hike to Sabal Trail Suwannee River Crossing →

SUWANNEE COUNTY SBOCC TO HIKE SABAL TRAIL RIVER CROSSING

February 2, 2016Florida, Suwannee County, WaterDebra Johnson

Suwannee County commissioner Clyde Fleming attended the joint group meeting organized by the Sierra Club and other environmental groups January 15 2016.

The event was held at Suwannee River State Park where Sabal Trail plans to bore a pipeline under the River beginning 675 yards off the river bank. This event included a hike of the Sabal Trail pipeline route.

Sabal Trail has stated that there were no sinkholes Continue reading SUWANNEE COUNTY SBOCC TO HIKE SABAL TRAIL RIVER CROSSING →

Suwannee County Petition to BOCC Download & Drop Off Info With Maps of the Proposed Sabal Trail Pipeline Route

January 27, 2016Economy, Environment, Florida, Petitions, Safety, Suwannee County, WaterFlorida, Sabal Trail Pipeline, SBOCC, Suwannee County PetitionsDebra Johnson

Suwannee County citizens, we have a local petition to Suwannee County BOCC in addition to the state petition that is being circulated. Please sign and circulate for signatures both petitions.

Click read more below to download, sign and gather signatures. I have also included maps that are printable of the entire pipeline route from Alabama to Florida and a Suwannee County Map showing where the pipeline is PROPOSED. No matter what you are being told or if you have signed easement papers with Sabal Trail THIS PIPELINE NOT A DONE DEAL FOLKS.

We also have Continue reading Suwannee County Petition to BOCC Download & Drop Off Info With Maps of the Proposed Sabal Trail Pipeline Route →

Hike to the Suwannee River with Sierra Club against Sabal Trail – Jan. 16, 2016

January 11, 2016Florida, PR, Suwannee CountyFGT, Florida, Florida Gas Transmission, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Expansion Project, JEP, John S. Quarterman, Maryvonne Devensky, OSFR, Our Santa Fe River, PR, river, Sabal Trail Transmission, Santa Fe River, Sierra Club, SpectraBusters, Suwannee River, Suwannee River State Park, Suwannee-St Johns Group, WWALSJohn S. Quarterman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Live Oak, FL, January 12, 2016 — Stepping up its support for local and larger groups opposing the proposed Sabal Trail pipeline, this Saturday Sierra Club is hosting a meeting culminating in a hike to the Suwannee River to see where Spectra Energy of Houston, Texas proposes to drill under the iconic Suwannee River into Suwannee River State Park. Media are invited to see people from Florida and south Georgia stand up for our rivers and our Floridan Aquifer.

When: Saturday, 16 January 2016 – 11 AM with hike at 1 PM

Where: Suwannee River State Park

3621 201st Path, Live Oak, FL

15 miles west of Live Oak on US 90 Continue reading Hike to the Suwannee River with Sierra Club against Sabal Trail – Jan. 16, 2016 →

The LNG export shell game: FERC, FE, MARAD, or NEB?

January 9, 2016British Columbia, Economy, Ethics, FE, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Law, LNG, MARAD, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Solar, Suwannee County, Texas, WaterAES, Bahamas, Big Bend, boondoggle, British Columbia, Calypso LNG, Coos Bay, Cove Point LNG, Economy, Elba Island LNG, Ethics, FE, FERC, Florida, FPL, Georgia, greed, Hudson River, Jacksonville Expansion Project, Jaxport, JEP, John S. Quarterman, Kinder Morgan, KMI, Law, LNG, Manhattan, MARAD, Maryland, Mexico, NE, NextEra Energy, Nova Scotia, Ocean Express, Oregon, Oregon LNG export, Port Dolphin, Port Everglades, profit, Rio Grande, Sabal Trail Transmission, shell game, solar, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Strom, Suwannee County, Suwannee River, Texas, WaterJohn S. Quarterman

If you’re a Houston fossil fuel company and you can’t get FERC approval fast enough, try FE, or MARAD! If that doesn’t work, ship it by land through Canada or Mexico! Local property rights, they laugh at those! Rio Grande, Suwannee River, or Hudson River: just minor obstacles to greed! If the people are tired of profit being more important than their land, water, air, or safety, it’s time to stop this fossil fuel shell game.

MARAD

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Where in Suwannee County is the KMI JAX Expansion Project?

January 8, 2016Compressor, Florida, LNG, Safety, Suwannee CountyBradford County, Clay County, Columbia County, compressor, Duval County, Florida, Hildreth, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Expansion Project, John S. Quarterman, Kinder Morgan, KMI, Live Oak, LNG, O'Brien, population, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, St Johns River, Suwannee County, Suwannee River, Union CountyJohn S. Quarterman

Where does this KMI natural gas project start, and where would it connect to Sabal Trail? Back in March 2015, FERC gave Kinder Morgan docket CP15-144 for its Jacksonville Expansion Project, to ship “natural” gas from Suwannee County to Jacksonville, where Jaxport is gearing up for liquid natural gas (LNG) export. KMI’s FERC application explicitly says Sabal Trail can connect if it wants to, and it turns out Sabal Trail’s own Suwannee County map gives us the answer, once we interpret it: Continue reading Where in Suwannee County is the KMI JAX Expansion Project? →

The fracked methane bridge isn’t short enough or safe enough: go renewable energy –Lori McCraney in Suwannee Democrat

December 24, 2015Florida, Hazards, LNG, Safety, Suwannee Countycarbon dioxide, CH4, Climate Change, CO2, EPA, Florida, greenhouse gas, Hazards, John S. Quarterman, LNG, methane, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee CountyJohn S. Quarterman

A local citizen asks her County Commission to represent its citizens, not a pipeline company from somewhere else, in an op-ed in the Suwannee County newspaper today.

Lori McCraney, Suwannee Democrat, 24 December 2015, Opinion: Suwannee County commissioners lack resolve against Sabal Trail,

Proponents have touted the safety of the Sabal Trail pipeline. This belies the fact that Spectra Energy, the parent of Sabal Trail, has one of the worst safety records in the industry. See www.spectrabusters.org/hazards/spectra-safety-violations for links to numerous articles regarding Spectra’s safety record.

According to Alan Lambeth, director of engineering design for Spectra Energy, Sabal Trail will use the thinnest pipe allowed Continue reading The fracked methane bridge isn’t short enough or safe enough: go renewable energy –Lori McCraney in Suwannee Democrat →

What companies are in Sabal Trail and related?

December 9, 2015Duval County, FERC, LNG, Suwannee Countyboondoggle, conflict of interest, corruption, Duke Energy, Duval County, FERC, Florida, Florida Power and Light, FPL, Gulfstream, Jacksonville, John S. Quarterman, Kinder Morgan, KMI, LNG, Rick Scott, Sabal Trail Management, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee County, Transco, Williams CompanyJohn S. Quarterman

Who is Sabal Trail, anyway? Counties resolving against Sabal Trail might want to make their resolutions against any new pipeline, since there’s already another one proposed for Suwannee County (see below).

Sabal Trail owned and operated by….

Reviving a pipeline idea that failed in the Florida PSC in 2009, FPL put out a request for proposals that was won by Sabal Trail in 2013. Note the original proposed Sabal Trail path in the map below did not go through Georgia; why that changed is a long story apparently only known in full to Spectra, FPL, and Williams Co.

Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC was formed by Continue reading What companies are in Sabal Trail and related? →

Confirmed: Resolution against Sabal Trail today at Suwannee County Commission 2015-11-17

November 17, 2015Compressor, Florida, Suwannee County, WaterBeth Gordon, compressor, Debra Johnson, Falmouth Cathedral Cave System, Florida, Hildreth, John S. Quarterman, Outstanding Florida Water, Sabal Trail Transmission, Santa Fe River, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee County, Suwannee River, WWALSJohn S. Quarterman

Suwannee County residents please come speak, and everyone else please come be seen (you can speak, too). Facebook event. Come defend property rights, water, and air in Suwannee County from the Sabal Trail invader, and that helps defend where you are, too.

When: 6PM Tuesday 17 November 2015

Where: 218 Parshley Street Southwest, Live Oak, Florida, 32064

From the draft minutes of the Nov. 3rd meeting Continue reading Confirmed: Resolution against Sabal Trail today at Suwannee County Commission 2015-11-17 →

Citizens oppose Sabal Trail in Albany, Moultrie, and Valdosta this week –WTOC, Albany, GA

September 28, 2015Brooks County, Colquitt County, Compressor, Dougherty County, Environment, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Hamilton County, Law, Lee County, Lowndes County, Safety, Suwannee CountyAlbany, Brooks County, Colquitt County, compressor, Dougherty County, environment, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Hamilton County, John S. Quarterman, Law, Lee County, Lowndes County, Mitchell County, Moultrie, Safety, SpectraBusters, Suwannee County, Terrell County, Valdosta, WTOCJohn S. Quarterman

Property rights, environment, health, and safety are why citizens oppose Sabal Trail, including tonight in Albany or Tuesday in Moultrie or Wednesday in Valdosta. Be sure to show up by 5:30 PM to sign up to speak.

Caitlyn Chastain, WTOC, 28 September 2015, Public meetings ahead for Sabal Trail Pipeline, starting today,

It’s a project that has gained a lot of attention and a lot of criticism.

Many people are concerned Continue reading Citizens oppose Sabal Trail in Albany, Moultrie, and Valdosta this week –WTOC, Albany, GA →