Spectra’s scent precedes it.
On Shale Property Rights 22 January 2014,
Pipeline Opposition Mounts,
Sabal Trail Pipeline – Spectra Energy’s Proposed Gas Transmission
Pipeline Draws Citizen Opposition in 3 States:
Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Spectra Energy Builds on its Reputation for
Cynical Social Responsibility
Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE), the $5 billion pipeline and underground
natural gas storage company, is now in a position where its
reputation precedes it. When it holds community meetings to sell a
proposed natural gas transmission pipeline, communities show up with
pitchforks, figuratively speaking.
Despite airy promises about “stakeholder engagement” and
commitment to “transparency and accountability,” word
about Spectra Energy’s lack of responsiveness and ongoing problems
at existing facilities is spreading to communities across states
where it hopes to build more pipelines and compressor facilities.1,
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For example, the Sabal Trail pipeline is a proposed 474-mile natural
gas transmission pipeline Spectra Energy hopes to build through
Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Current plans call for 7 large
compressor stations along the pipeline route (to push’ the gas
through).
This is a joint venture between Spectra Energy and NextEra Energy,
Inc. The contractor is Florida Power & Light (the key recipient for
the nat gas). For details, see the Sabal Trail Transmission website:
http://www.sabaltrailtransmission.com/
It did not take “interstate” property owners long to
mobilize. Here is a link to their energetic website:
http://spectrabusters.org/
and one for their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/spectrabusters
Lessons from New York
Spectra Energy’s track record leaves a negative brand image across
many states and in Canada.3
The article continues with lessons from New York, New Jersey, and
some further comments about actions in Georgia and Florida.
This, for instance, from
Clare Donohue, a founding member of the Sane Energy Project in New York: Continue reading Pipeline Opposition Mounts –Shale Property Rights →
Bill Thompson wrote for Ocala.com 11 December 2013 about a meeting
in Dunnellon, Florida,
At open house, Sabal Trail presents plans for natural gas pipeline,
John Peconom, project manager for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which will have final approval over the pipeline, described Sabal Trails efforts at this point as “shaking the bushes.”
