Filed with FERC
11 April 2014. -jsq
When this project process first began, Florida
newspapers, such as the ones in Martin County, Gainesville, Ocala,
and others, ran the story with a map of the proposed pipeline, from
FPL, plainly showing the route running from Alabama straight to
Florida completely bypassing Georgia. The now “preferred” route
runs approximately 156 miles, or more through Georgia. Sabal has not
been forthcoming, even in their Resource Report 10, as to the reason
for the change. Has there been any encouragement from any
governmental entity, State or Federal, for Sabal to reroute this
pipeline through the state of Georgia? If yes, which entity and why?
If no, why did FERC allow Sabal to change routes? Cost would be an
invalid answer.
In August and September of 2013, landowners who
previously had not agreed to allow Sabal personnel onto their
property began receiving letters first from Sabal and then from the
law firm of Hunton & Williams of Atlanta, Ga., on behalf of
Sabal, using intimidating and Continue reading Does FERC ever question the honesty and integrity of companies such as Sabal? –Sandra Slack →
The Sabal Trail is a proposed pipeline that would run from Alabama to Florida carrying natural gas extracted through fracking. Experts fear that this pipeline will endanger our water resources as well as senstive ecosystems in Florida, like our precious springs. The pipeline will also encourage more hydraulic fracking or “fracking.” Fracking is a type of gas drilling that injects millions of gallons of hydraulic fluids — a mixture of chemicals, water and sand — into a well to create pressure that cracks open rock underground, releasing natural gas. This process can deplete and contaminate local water, damage the environment and threaten public health.
