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What kind of measures do we have in place to hold Sabal Trail accountable for contamination? –Harry James 2015-07-13

July 19, 2015Dougherty County, Economy, Environment, Georgia, Leak, SafetyAlbany, benefits, Dougherty County, Economy, environment, Georgia, Harry James, jobs, John S. Quarterman, leak, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Spectra Energy, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

No accountability, no jobs, no benefits: how about no pipeline?

Sasha Lenninger, WFXL, 13 July 2015, County commissioner’s concerns over pipeline,

During Monday’s Dougherty County Commission meeting, one commissioner brought up thoughts about the Sabal Trail Pipeline….

“What kind of measures do we have in place to protect our citizens from the hazards or even during the construction process that doing the heavy construction could damage the right of ways, the roads, and the water systems? If it becomes contaminated, what kind of measures do we have in place to hold them accountable,” asked [Commissioner Harry] James…

“We already have gas lines in the county but you’re only talking six to 10 inch lines. Now you’re talking about Continue reading What kind of measures do we have in place to hold Sabal Trail accountable for contamination? –Harry James 2015-07-13 →

Build FPL’s natural gas pipeline or not? –Palm Beach Post

June 2, 2014Economy, Environment, Florida, Fracking, Hazards, LNG, Martin Countycoal, Economy, environment, Eric Silagy, export, Florida, FPL, Fracking, Hazards, indirect, induced, jobs, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Martin County, NextEra Energy, oil, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Post, Sabal Trail Transmission, solar, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, T. Boone Pickens, windJohn S. Quarterman

FPL’s hometown newspaper never mentions solar or wind in an opinion piece asking whether you think the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline is a good idea. You can comment directly in the newspaper. Maybe you’d like to send your comments to FERC, as well.

Palm Beach Post Opinion Staff wrote yesterday, Should FPL’s natural gas pipeline be built?

NextEra Energy, parent of Florida Power & Light, is contracting with Spectra Energy to run a natural gas pipleine 591 miles through the heart of the state, ending in Martin County.

FPL President Eric Silagy says the company needs the additional pipeline to provide redundancy and added capacity to the state’s existing natural gas pipleines. FPL is now the nation’s largest consumer of natural gas, he says.

It’s curious how FPL’s own projections in its 10-year plan don’t support Continue reading Build FPL’s natural gas pipeline or not? –Palm Beach Post →

How does this pipeline benefit the public by taking land from the public?

February 5, 2014Economy, FERC, Hazards, Law, Safetycontract, Economy, eminent domain, FERC, funding, Hazards, jobs, John S. Quarterman, Law, Natural Gas Act, private property, Safety, SpectraBusters, taking, unionJohn S. Quarterman

Received Sunday on Stranded fossil fuel assets. -jsq

Governmental eminent domain powers have been growing for more than 115 years, to the point where courts have upheld the taking of property from one private owner for the purpose of transferring it to another, as long as it benefits the public. The Natural Gas Act delegates eminent domain powers to the pipeline companies, subject to court approval. However there’s no mechanism in place to dispute the taking. Things to consider:

How does this benefit the public by taking land from the public?
Is there an irrefutable study that shows this act of taking of private land is justifiable by needs other than capitalistic greed?
Also, what about the mineral rights of the property?
How many “pipes” or infrastructures can the Pipeline Company sell or lease access to other entities without any future benefits paid to the original land owners?
Are all Continue reading How does this pipeline benefit the public by taking land from the public? →

Methane pipeline rejected in New Jersey

January 11, 2014Cape May County, Economy, Environment, FERC, Hazards, Law, New Jersey, TreesBL England, blueberries, bobcats, Cape May County, coal, coastal plain, ecology, Economy, environment, FERC, Floridan Aquifer, FPL, fragile, Hazards, jobs, John S. Quarterman, Law, New Jersey, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, NJBPU, pine, Pine Barrens, Pinelands, Pinus Echinata, Sabal Trail Transmission, shortleaf pine, Sierra Club, South Jersey Gas, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, TreesJohn S. Quarterman

In the same coastal plain that contains the Floridan Aquifer with our drinking water, a commission just rejected a natural gas pipeline that would have gone through a pine fire forest with blueberries and bobcats much like ours. FERC should reject the Sabal Trail pipeline.

Wayne Parry wrote for AP 10 January 2014, Natural gas pipeline for N.J. Pinelands rejected,

Pemberton Township, N.J. — A New Jersey agency tasked with protecting the ecologically fragile Pinelands region narrowly defeated a proposal Friday to run a 22-mile natural gas pipeline through it….

“This is a great victory for the Pinelands and the environment of the region,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “Today the commissioners said the Pinelands are not for sale.”

“The Pinelands is host Continue reading Methane pipeline rejected in New Jersey →

The Alliance opposes any new pipelines in these areas –Ichetucknee Alliance to FERC

December 27, 2013Economy, FERC, Florida, Hazards, Safetyaccidents, aquifer, birding, Coffee Spring, Columbia County, damage, Economy, fatalities, FERC, Florida, Floridobia mica, FWC, Hazards, Ichetucknee Alliance, Ichetucknee River, Ichetucknee River Estates, Ichetucknee River Springs, Ichetucknee Siltsnail, Ichetucknee Springs State Park, injuries, jobs, John S. Quarterman, limestone, porous, property, Safety, SpectraBusters, springs, taxpayers, Three Rivers EstatesJohn S. Quarterman

Filed with FERC 17 December 2013 and on the Ichetucknee Alliance facebook group:

Lucinda F Merritt, Fort White, FL.
The Ichetucknee Alliance (http://ichetuckneealliance.org) opposes placement of any new natural gas pipelines under, over or through the 5.5-mile long Ichetucknee River, including the area of Ichetucknee Springs State Park, the area of Columbia County that is included in the historic riverbed (the Ichetucknee Trace), and any part of the Ichetucknee Springshed.

The Alliance opposes any new pipelines in these areas for the following reasons.

The river and springs, including Ichetucknee Springs State Park, are Continue reading The Alliance opposes any new pipelines in these areas –Ichetucknee Alliance to FERC →