A flood of motions to intervene filed: still two days to go to Sabal Trail deadline

December 22, 2014Alabama, Dougherty County, FERC, Florida, Georgia, LawAlabama, Dougherty County, Duke Energy, FERC, Florida, Florida Southeast Connection, FPL, FSC, Georgia, Hillabee Expansion Project, John S. Quarterman, Law, motion to intervene, Sabal Trail Transmission, Southern Company, Southern Natural Gas Company, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Transco, Williams CompanyJohn S. Quarterman

The trickle turns to a flood of motions to intervene being filed for the FERC dockets of Sabal Trail, Transco’s Hillabee Expansion Project, and Florida Southeast Connection. Two elected county governments have filed, one of them in all three dockets. Other counties and cities and even states can dod the same. Be sure to file … Continue reading →

Action letter to County Commissioners against Sabal Trail pipeline

September 2, 2014Economy, Environment, Florida, History, Law, Suwannee County, WaterDebra Johnson, Economy, environment, Florida, History, Law, ordinance, resolution, sinkhole, subsidence, Suwannee Alliance for Sustainable Growth, Suwannee County, WaterJohn S. Quarterman

Update 2014-09-12: Still more signatures. Update 2014-09-08: Still more signatures. Update 2014-09-07: More signatures. Debra Johnson posted this on the Suwannee Alliance For Sustainable Growth facebook group 1 September 2014: SABAL TRAIL PIPELINE ACTION NEEDED—If you desire add your signature to this multi-group email please enter it in the comment section.This email will be sent … Continue reading →

FPL to purchase NextEra gas fracking subsidiary in Oklahoma

August 30, 2014Alabama, Economy, Ethics, FE, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Hazards, LNG, Martin County, SolarAlabama, Debra Johnson, Economy, Ethics, FE, FERC, FL PSC, Florida, Florida Southeast Connection, Floridian LNG, FPL, FSC, Georgia, Hazards, John S. Quarterman, LNG, LNG export, Martin County, NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Gas Producing, NextEra Energy Resources, Oklahoma, PetroQuest, Riviera Beach, Sabal Trail Transmission, solar, SpectraBusters, Transco, Williams Company, Woodford Shale, WSGP Gas ProducingJohn S. Quarterman

FPL integrated ownership of fracking and pipelines to LNG export for its profit, at the expense of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida landowners, U.S. natural gas customers, and of course FPL ratepayers: that’s what FPL is hoping to wrap up at the Florida PSC. FPL wants to buy the 50% its parent NextEra Energy bought of … Continue reading →

State and local permitting for Sabal Trail pipeline

August 24, 2014Alabama, FERC, FL PSC, Florida, Georgia, Jefferson County, Law, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, PHMSA, WaterAlabama, FERC, FL PSC, FL-DEP, Florida, Florida Southeast Connection, FPL, FSC, GA EPD, GA PSC, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, Law, permit, Sabal Trail Transmission, Santa Fe River, Southeast Market Pipelines Project, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee River, Suwannee River Water Management District, Williams Company, Withlacoochee RiverJohn S. Quarterman

The Florida Public Service Commission has a special say in the Southeast Market Pipelines Project because the Florida Southeast Connection (FSC) leg of this pipeline is completely inside Florida and completely owned by FPL, a Florida regulated electric utility. And Florida has a say because the entire excuse for the three-part Transco -> Sabal Trail … Continue reading →

OSFR v. FPL: head to head in the Gainesville Sun

August 18, 2014Economy, FE, FERC, Fracking, Hazards, LNG, SolarEconomy, FE, FERC, FPL, Fracking, Gainesville Sun, Georgia Power, Hazards, Jim Tatum, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, OSFR, Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail Transmission, solar, Spectra Energy, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

Evidently Spectra’s Andrea Grover was too obviously failing to convince people to stop worrying and love the Sabal Trail pipeline, because FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy has taken up the mighty megaphone of methane talking points. And the Gainesville Sun ran him on the same page as Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Jim Tatum of Our … Continue reading →

FL Gov. Scott scandal in Lake City Reporter

July 28, 2014: Leak, Columbia County, Environment, EPA, Florida, Hazard, WaterEPA, Greenlaw, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, OSFR, Our Santa Fe River, Rick Scott, sinkholeJohn S. Quarterman

“Putting a pipeline anywhere near in a sinkhole-laden environment could be horrific if something went wrong,” said Our Santa Fe River President Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, “Our organization is still very much opposed.” Governor has financial stake in natural gas pipeline, by Megan Reeves, Lake City Reporter, 27 July 2014., also mentioning Greenlaw and EPA, and further … Continue reading →

Sabal Trail pipeline hearing in Leesburg, GA and WALB TV

July 11, 2014Environment, Georgia, Hazards, Law, Lee CountyAndrea Grover, environment, Georgia, Hazards, James Bell, John S. Quarterman, Law, Lee County, Leesburg, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

Spectra’s squad of seven left Leesburg unsatisfied. The Bell family agreed to let pipeline surveyors on their land, with strict conditions, but there was no agreement on eminent domain, and Spectra will have to come back for a jury trial about trespass in Lee County, Georgia. The judge, perhaps emboldened by the fourteen protesters, some … Continue reading →

Pipeline accident risk in Florida springs heartland: go solar instead

May 13, 2014Alachua County, Columbia County, Explosion, FERC, FL PSC, Florida, Gilchrist County, Hazards, Leak, Solar, Suwannee County, Waterexplosion, FERC, FL PSC, Floridan Aquifer, Hazards, John S. Quarterman, karst, leak, limestone, OSFR, Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail Transmission, solar, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, springs, WaterJohn S. Quarterman

Springs before pipelines, say board members of Our Santa Fe River in central Florida, and let’s get on with clean solar power. Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Jim Tatum wrote for the Gainesville Sun 25 April 2014, Pipeline in springs heartland would be at risk for accidents, Is another gas highway pipeline inevitable in our Florida springs … Continue reading →

Panel Discussion, Sabal Trail Pipeline, Valdosta State University

March 28, 2014Corrosion, Explosion, Fracking, Georgia, Hazards, Health, Leak, Lowndes County, Noise, Safety, WaterElections, Georgia, Lowndes County, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, Valdosta State UniversityJohn S. Quarterman

PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valdosta, 28 March 2014 — Come to the SpectraBusters community panel about the Sabal Trail methane Pipeline Saturday at Valdosta State University, to learn how the pipeline could affect you, your property, and our community. Discussion will be followed by a question and answer session, in this free event, to which … Continue reading →

Core drill sampling

March 27, 2014Florida, Gilchrist County, Law, Safety, Suwannee County, Watercore sampling, drilling, Florida, Gilchrist County, IREPHA, John S. Quarterman, OSFR, Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Santa Fe River, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee County, TREPA, WaterJohn S. Quarterman

Seen on Our Santa Fe River 20 March 2014. -jsq Gas Pipeline Alert: Core drill sampling: What happened and what DID NOT happen… Last week, OSFR, residents and Christopher Byrd (IREPHA lawyer) stopped Sabal Trails from drilling for core samples for the purpose of building a drilling platform on both sides of the Santa Fe … Continue reading →

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