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SpectraBusters leaflets Sabal Trail in Live Oak 2016-04-20

April 21, 2016Compressor, Economy, Environment, Ethics, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Law, Suwannee County, USACEApalachicola Riverkeeper, compressor, Dan Tonsmeire, Earth Ethics, Economy, environment, Ethics, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Gulf Restoration Network, John S. Quarterman, Law, Marion County, Ocala, Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail Transmission, Sierra Club, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, St. Johns Riverkeeper, Suwannee County, Suwannee-St Johns Group, USACE, Whitey Markle, WWALS Watershed CoalitionJohn S. Quarterman

“No fracking!” said the students, as nine people protested outside Sabal Trail’s Contractor Fair at RiverOak Technical College, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida yesterday, 20 April 2016. SpectraBusters, Suwannee-St Johns Group of Sierra Club Florida, and WWALS were among the groups with members on the ground, with the other groups listed on the flyer we were passing out there in spirit to say Shortterm jobs are not worth longterm Sabal Trail risk. Here’s the press release, which was picked up by Valdosta Today.

Many thanks to Continue reading SpectraBusters leaflets Sabal Trail in Live Oak 2016-04-20 →

Short-term jobs are not worth long-term Sabal Trail risk –Locals to Sabal Trail jobs-seekers at Contractor Fairs

April 18, 2016Compressor, Economy, Environment, Ethics, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Law, Marion County, Suwannee County, USACEApalachicola Riverkeeper, Dan Tonsmeire, Earth Ethics, Gulf Restoration Network, John S. Quarterman, Marion County, Ocala, Our Santa Fe River, Sabal Trail Transmission, Sierra Club, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, St. Johns Riverkeeper, Suwannee County, Suwannee-St Johns Group, Whitey Markle, WWALS Watershed CoalitionJohn S. Quarterman

PR sent tonight to about 100 news media:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Live Oak, FL, April 18, 2016 — Local residents and half a dozen environmental organizations want applicants at Sabal Trail pipeline job fairs to know a job for a few weeks isn’t worth risking drinking water for all our families and children and grandchildren. Opponents of the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline and supporters of solar power include the Suwannee-St Johns Sierra Club Group, St Johns Riverkeeper, WWALS Watershed Coalition, Our Santa Fe River, Earth Ethics, Gulf Restoration Network, and SpectraBusters.

Sabal Trail is holding what it calls Contractor Fairs 11AM to 2PM on two days this week, not for people to actually install the pipeline, rather for Continue reading Short-term jobs are not worth long-term Sabal Trail risk –Locals to Sabal Trail jobs-seekers at Contractor Fairs →

Sabal Trail Contractor Fairs: Ocala, Live Oak, Albany

April 9, 2016Alabama, Compressor, Dougherty County, Economy, Florida, Georgia, Marion County, Osceola County, Suwannee County, Tallapoosa CountyAlabama, Albany, Alexander City, compressor, Dougherty County, Economy, Florida, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, Kissimmee, Live Oak, Marion County, Ocala, Osceola County, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Suwannee County, Tallapoosa CountyJohn S. Quarterman

Update 10 April 2016: And Moultrie, GA April 15th.

Trying to attract local support in counties where it wants compressor stations, Sabal Trail is holding Contractor Fairs, ignoring that:

Suwannee County told Sabal Trail to move the Hildreth Compressor Station.
Suwannee County this week followed Hamilton County in asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to come see what Sabal Trail didn’t tell FERC about sinkholes, springs, underground caverns, plus numerous related pipelines, LNG export operations, and bomb trains schemes.
The Georgia House on March 22 voted by a historic 34 ayes to 128 nays to deny river-drilling easements for Sabal Trail, led among others by Rep. Winfred Dukes of Albany, where Sabal Trail wants to drill under the Flint River and build a compressor station in an environmental justice community.

Look in the dictionary under chutzpah (insolence), and you’ll see Sabal Trail’s picture. Two years ago in Gilchrist County, FL, Sabal Trail admitted Continue reading Sabal Trail Contractor Fairs: Ocala, Live Oak, Albany →

Sabal Trail pipeline not in the public interest

November 17, 2014FE, FERC, Florida, Hazards, History, Law, LNG, Marion County, SafetyFE, FERC, Florida, Government, Hazards, History, Laura Dailey, Law, LNG, LNG export, Marion County, Ocala, Safety, smell test, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

SpectraBusters op-ed published by Ocala newspaper. And the Sabal Trail pipeline still don’t pass the smell test.

Ocala Star-Banner, 16 November 2014, Sabal Trail pipeline not in the public interest.

Illustrated version, with links to the evidence: It don’t pass the smell test: FPL’s extra natural gas pipeline —SpectraBusters.

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EPA questions about Sabal Trail in Ocala newspaper

May 1, 2014Florida, Georgia, Lowndes County, Marion CountyAlachua County, Andrea Grover, Citrus County, compressor station, Duke Energy, Dunnellon, EPA, Florida, FPL, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Marion County, Ocala, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

Similar to the coverage in the Moultrie Observer (it even mentions the closed Lowndes County landfill), plus some local observations and some quotes by Beth Gordon.

Bill Thompson wrote for the Ocala StarBanner yesterday, EPA questions gas pipeline planned through North Central Florida,

Finally, the EPA wants the report to incorporate the project’s compliance with the federal Clean Air Act. That would be a concern for residents near Dunnellon.

The company intends to build a compressor station south of the town, near State Road 200.

Environmental regulators seek to learn how much greenhouse gases and potentially hazardous pollutants will be emitted at such sites.

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Does FERC ever question the honesty and integrity of companies such as Sabal? –Sandra Slack

April 11, 2014Brooks County, Dougherty County, Explosion, FERC, Florida, Georgia, Hazards, Lowndes County, Martin CountyBrooks County, Dougherty County, explosion, FERC, Florida, Gainesville, Georgia, Gulfstream, Hazards, John S. Quarterman, Lowndes County, Manatee County, Martin County, Ocala, Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Port Dolphin, Port Everglades, Sandra Slack, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

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 →