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You will hear that Sabal Trail compressor sound in your sleep –June Burr

July 19, 2015Compressor, Dougherty County, Explosion, Georgia, Hazards, Leak, SafetyAlbany, compressor, Dougherty County, Education, explosion, Georgia, Hazards, John S. Quarterman, June Burr, leak, NASA, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Thomas SwainJohn S. Quarterman

And it’s within a few miles of a school, notes Bishop June Burr, retired NASA engineer. As videographer Thomas Swain says:

Bishop Burr is well heeled on emission standards and the potential with potential calamities associated with pumping stations. PAY ATTENTION!

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This compressor station is a terrible injustice against this community –Gloria Gaines 2015-07-11

July 18, 2015Compressor, Dougherty County, Economy, Ethics, Georgia, Law, SafetyAfrican-American, compressor, Dougherty County, Economy, environmental justice, Ethics, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, Law, Sabal Trail Transmission, Safety, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Thomas SwainJohn S. Quarterman

Nobody says it better than Dougherty County native Gloria Gaines, this time at the protest last Saturday at the Albany Sabal Trail office.

This is a terrible imposition on this majority African-American community….
It is a terrible environmental justice against this community. And I’m just happy to see all the people out here today, because they clearly understand: if we don’t want this in our community, that we must stand up and say so….
This is our beloved Dougherty County and we’re all fighting Continue reading This compressor station is a terrible injustice against this community –Gloria Gaines 2015-07-11 →