Sinkholes opening under the Flint or Chattahoochee Rivers,
more hazardous waste from the proposed Albany, Georgia compressor station,
these are a few of the things the Georgia Climate Change Coalition
moved to intervene to prevent Sabal Trail Transmission from doing
wiht its proposed pipeline.
It is highly likely that this
pipeline would suffer from malfunction and damage,
as the region it
would cross is typically prone to the spontaneous opening of sink
holes, such that would cause an infrastructure project of this type
to fail….
The construction
and operation of the compressor facility in Albany Georgia would
contribute to the hazardous waste produced by Georgia’s existing
electricity infrastructure.
Here’s
how to file a motion to intervene with FERC.
GCCC filed with FERC 26 December 2014 as
Accession Number: 20141226-5005,
“(doc-less) Motion to Intervene of Georgia Climate Change Coalition under CP15-17, et. al..”
Submission Description: (doc-less) Motion to Intervene of Georgia Climate Change Coalition under CP15-17-000, et. al..
Submission Date: 12/24/2014 10:56:07 PM
Filed Date: 12/26/2014 8:30:00 AM
Dockets
CP15-17-000 Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC submits its Abbreviated Application for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Authorizations for the Sabal Trail Project – Volumes I, III, and IV.
CP15-16-000 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC submits an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Hillabee Expansion Project
CP14-554-000 Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and for
Related Authorizations of Florida Southeast Connection, LLC under CP14-
Filing Party/Contacts:
Filing Party, Signer (Representative), Other Contact (Principal)
Georgia Climate Change Coalition athenscompost@gmail.com
Basis for Intervening:
The Georgia Climate Change Coalition seeks to intervene in the
permitting process of the Sabal Trail Transmissions natural gas
pipeline because of many obvious threats the construction poses to
our natural environment in Georgia, and in other states as well. In
Georgia the Sabal Trail pipeline would cross both the Flint and the
Chattahoochee Rivers, and their watersheds. The Flint river is the
most endangered river in Georgia. Construction of the pipeline would
greatly disturb these water systems. Both these river systems
provides drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people as well
as providing wildlife habitat.
It is highly likely that this
pipeline would suffer from malfunction and damage, as the region it
would cross is typically prone to the spontaneous opening of sink
holes, such that would cause an infrastructure project of this type
to fail. The region is known as the Karst limestone aquatic system,
and the aquifer would be polluted by a natural gas spill from this
pipeline.
Another pressing concern of the Georgia Climate Change
Coalition regards the proposed compressor station in Albany Georgia.
As a statewide coalition we are concerned with the effects of
climate change and pollution on Georgia as a whole. We are most
concerned by the fact that the facility would operate on electricity
generated by Georgia’s coal-fired power grid. Georgia is home to the
dirtiest coal fired power plants in our nation, and is among the ten
dirtiest places in the world due to the particulate ash and water
pollution generated by our coal fired power plants. The construction
and operation of the compressor facility in Albany Georgia would
contribute to the hazardous waste produced by Georgia’s existing
electricity infrastructure.
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A year after
Rep. Bishop listened in Albany for two hours to complaints about Sabal Trail,
Dougherty County and
Albany, Georgia
filed followup letters to their resolutions against that pipeline.
Neither FERC nor Sabal Trail answered them,
so their Representative in the U.S. Congress forwarded their
letters with that sharp cover letter.
Three weeks later, FERC still hasn’t even filed his letter in their e-comment system,
much less responded to it.
