Here’s a one-sheet flyer suitable for handing out at
FERC Scoping Meetings and other events:
The Sabal Trail Pipeline, by Michael G. Noll.
Images of the two sides are below.
See also:
Flyer front side: Continue reading Flyer: The Sabal Trail Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta, 8 March 2014 —
SpectraBusters invites everyone to tackle the pipeline at
its root this coming week in Seale, Alexander City, or
Butler, at your only chances in Alabama to testify in front
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about the
fracked methane pipelines proposed by Williams Transco,
Spectra Energy, and FPL. Plus later a SpectraBusters panel
on the issues.
FERC Scoping Meetings:
This week’s calendar:
SpectraBusters Panel:
In Conjunction with:
| 5PM Sabal Trail discussion | Pipeline representatives will be present. |
| 6PM FERC
presentation
about the process | Docket number PF14-6: Hillabee Expansion Project Docket number PF14-1: Sabal Trail Transmission Docket number PF14-2: Florida Southeast Connection |
| Then citizens
can speak
at the podium | Have what you say transcribed by a court recorder for the Commission’s administrative record. |
| Monday, March 10, 2014 Russell County PF14-1 Sabal Trail West Georgians can cross the Chattahoochee River |
Russell County
High School 4716 Old Seale Highway Seale, AL 36875 (334) 855-4378 |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Tallapoosa County Where PF14-6 and PF14-1 connect plus a compressor station | 
Central Alabama
Community College Betty Carol Graham Technology Center 1675 Cherokee Road Alexander City, AL 35010 (256) 234-6346 |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Choctaw County PF14-6 Hillabee Expansion Project begins at Transco Station 85 plus a compressor station |
Butler Civic
Center 108 North Academy Avenue Butler, AL 36904 (205) 459-3795 next to Mississippi |
Or e-mail to
efiling@ferc.gov or file online with FERC:
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx 
Or call 202-502-8258, or mail written comments to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
888 First St. N.E. Room 1A;
Washington, D.C. 20426.
Use Docket number PF14-1 for Sabal Trail
Transmission,
or PF14-6 for Hillabee Expansion
Project.
See calendar for Georgia
last week and Florida the following two weeks:
http://spectrabusters.org/calendar/
There’s more to be done so there’s another meeting later…
| 3PM Saturday 29 March 2014 Lowndes County, GA | SpectraBusters
Panel Pipeline? No! |
Elected officials and candidates for public
office are invited to a SpectraBusters panel discussion in
Lowndes County, Georgia. Topics will include potential
pipeline routes, property rights (eminent domain, property
values), water issues (aquifer, sinkholes, springs), whether
Florida even needs more power, better power sources (solar,
wind, conservation, and efficiency), noise, health, and
hazards. SpectraBusters and allies
from all states are
invited, and are encouraged to hold panels elsewhere.
Sabal Trail, Spectra, FPL, Williams, and Duke: we
don’t come to your internal company meetings, and
you’ll hear from us at the Scoping
Meetings.
Why: Spectra Energy, which had compressor station leaks in Maine in January and in Pennsylvania last year, plus multiple fines by Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for corrosion and leaks, and a record $15 million EPA fine for PCB contamination, proposes a hundred-foot-wide gash through our lands for their huge 36 inch Sabal Trail gas pipeline from Alabama through Georgia to feed Florida Power and Light (FPL) and Duke Energy for no benefit to local citizens and rate hikes for FPL customers. A one-time payment is not enough for decreased property values, permanent destruction, and hazards of leaks and explosions, when FPL and Spectra and Duke would profit forever. The gas comes from fracking in Pennsylvania and Texas, destroying watersheds, farmlands, and drinking water. Conservation, efficiency, and solar power are cheaper and bring jobs and energy here where we need them.
Environmental
Awareness Organization of Auburn University (EAOAU).
https://auburn.collegiatelink.net/organization/eao
Greenlaw protects
clean air and water.
http://greenlaw.org/
New York Climate Action Group (NYCAG) the Spectra struggle (and Williams Transco Rockaway Lateral Pipeline in the Rockaways of Queens, NY and the LNG port resistance in Long Beach, NY).
Occupy the Pipeline, who
fought the NYC extension on the Spectra Pipeline.
http://occupythepipeline.blogspot.com
Our Santa Fe River,
protecting our most vital and vulnerable natural
resource…water.
http://www.oursantaferiver.org/wp/
Sane Energy Project: to
fight fossil fuel and nuclear infrastructure, and encourage
renewable infrastructure.
http://www.SaneEnergyProject.org
Shale Property Rights,
formerly Spectra Energy Watch.
http://www.shalepropertyrights.com/blog/
Sierra Club,
America’s largest and oldest grassroots environmental
group, exploring, enjoying, and protecting the environment
since 1892.
http://www.sierraclub.org
Stop the Pipeline: No
eminent domain, preserve local character and environment,
and pipelines == fracking.
http://www.StopThePipeline.org
Students Against Violating
the Environment (S.A.V.E.) Valdosta State U.
http://ww2.valdosta.edu/vsu/stuorg/save/
Wiregrass Activists for Clean
Energy (WACE): clean and sustainable energy sources.
http://www.wiregrass-ace.org/
WWALS Watershed
Coalition, Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and
Little River Systems in south Georgia and north Florida.
http://www.wwals.net/
SpectraBusters: We
ain’t afraid a no pipeline!
Landowners and others opposed to the Sabal Trail gas
pipeline through Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
Contact:
spectrabusters@gmail.com
http://spectrabusters.org
www.facebook.com/spectrabusters
Garrett Kizer
Lee County, AL
850-420-3854
Danielle Jordan
Lowndes Co., GA
229-300-7422
Beth Gordon
Levy Co., FL
352-528-0111
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See also these presentation materials.
And see also these previous meetings:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta, 2 March 2014 —
SpectraBusters invites everyone to take the pipeline bull by
the horns this week in Albany, Valdosta, or Moultrie, at
your only chances in Georgia to testify in front of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about Spectra
Energy’s proposed Sabal Trail Transmission fracked
methane pipeline. Plus SpectraBusters will hold a panel on
the issues afterwards.
FERC Scoping Meetings:
This week’s calendar:
SpectraBusters Panel:
In Conjunction with:
We hear these FERC Scoping meetings will all have the same format:
| 5PM Sabal Trail discussion | pipeline representatives will be present. |
| 6PM FERC presentation | about the process. |
| Then citizens can speak | at the podium one by one and have what they say transcribed by a court recorder for the Commission’s administrative record. |
Sabal Trail did all that was strictly required by FERC, so quit your whining,
basically.
The only new information is the list of newspapers STT used for advertising.
People didn’t quit complaining, so
later STT added
a makeup meeting in Moultrie.
Filed with FERC 2 December 2013, Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC submits its Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting Information for the Sabal Trail Project under Docket No. PF14-1.
Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC 2701 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suit 1050 Tampa, FL
December 2, 2013
Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426
Re: Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
Sabal Trail Project, Docket No. PF14-1-000
Response to Comments Seeking Open House Meeting InformationDear Ms. Bose: Continue reading Dates and locations have not changed –Sabal Trail Transmission
Resident that lived near station: you are showering me with chemicals.
FERC filing 20131230-4001 about a comment to FERC apparently at the Clyattville Sabal Trail Open House 16 December 2013. -jsq
Note to: FERC Docket No. PF14-1-000 Note from: John Peconom, Environmental Project Manager Date: December 27, 2013 Subject: Comments of Mrs. Carol Singletary 
The attached comment letter from Mrs. Carol Singletary was received by FERC staff at a Sabal Trail Open House.
December 5, 2013 Docket # PF14-1
Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions
888 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20426Dear Ms. Bose,
I am requesting an opportunity to challenge with your organization claims made on the December 4″ letter submitted by Sabal Trail Transmission. If their ability to continue forward is based on these claims submitted in this document, I am requesting a moratorium on STT ability to continue to conduct business in pursuit of this objective. We the impact property owners are requesting a meeting as soon as possible to present our concerns to FERC to review what recourse is available to address these concerns.
In the Bi—WeekIy Teleconference notes from December 2nd, it was stated that STT is beginning to exercise statutory rights in all three states where access has not yet been granted. Please provide exactly what are STT statutory rights specifically. How those rights will be enforced and implemented. I am also requesting what rights the property owners have and a detailed description of what and how they can be exercised.
I am requesting that Continue reading Forcing dependence for information on the organization perpetrating this attack is unconscionable –Carol Singletary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta, December 9, 2013—What’s been done and what can be done to stop a
natural gas pipeline proposed to gash through here for the profit of companies far away. It’s not just a federal issue: there are things every state and local government and citizen can do to prevent this safety and property value hazard.
When:
7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, December 12th 2013
Where:
Lowndes County Offices
Multi-Purpose Room
327 N. Ashley Street, 2nd floor
Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone: (229) 671-2442
Why: Spectra Energy
proposes
a hundred-foot-wide gash through our lands for their huge
36 inch Sabal Trail gas pipeline from Alabama through
Georgia to feed Florida Power and Light (FPL) for no benefit
to local citizens. A one-time payment is nowhere near
adequate for permanent destruction and hazards when FPL and
Spectra would profit forever.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta, November 19, 2013 –Find out Saturday morning about the huge pipeline proposed to run through our area. Who benefits (not Georgia citizens). What fines have been imposed on the pipeline company. What are the potential dangers of corrosion, leaks and more. Most importantly, find out what our community can do to stop this pipeline from being built.
When:
10 AM to Noon
Saturday, November 23rd 2013
Where:
Valdosta City Hall Annex
300 North Lee Street
Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone:(229) 259-3506
Why: Spectra Energy
proposes
a hundred-foot-wide gash through our lands for their huge
36 inch Sabal Trail gas pipeline from Alabama through
Georgia to feed Florida Power and Light (FPL) for no benefit
to local citizens. A one-time payment is nowhere near
adequate for permanent destruction and hazards when FPL and
Spectra would continue to profit forever.
Way back in May, the Lee County, Alabama County Commission did what the Lowndes County, Georgia Commission is going to do December 9th (if they check their work this time): Lee County had Spectra come present about the proposed Sabal Trail pipeline. A different rep presented, but the contact names are familiar: Brian Fahrenthold and Andrea Grover. See also Lee County, Alabama, against the Spectra pipeline. And see Counties and Cities for contacts for every county along the proposed pipeline path.
In the Lee County Commission agenda packet for 28 May 2013, here’s a letter from Logan B. Gray to Chairman Bill English:
Sabal Sheet 1 of 2: Project Need, Overview, Status:
Continue reading Sabal Trail packet on Lee County Alabama agenda 28 May 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta, November 11, 2013— Find out Saturday morning about the huge pipeline proposed to run through our area. Who benefits (not Georgia citizens). What fines have been imposed on the pipeline company. What are the potential dangers of corrosion, leaks and more. Most importantly, find out what our community can do to stop this pipeline from being built.
When: 10 AM Saturday November 16th 2013
Where:
Meeting Room B
Clarion Inn Conference Center
2101 W Hill Ave, Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone:(229) 242-1212
Agenda:
Spectra Energy proposes Continue reading What is that Sabal Trail gas pipeline and how to stop it: SpectraBusters Information Meeting