Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will speak in support of
Jason Carter for Governor of Georgia
at the Lowndes County
Courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia, 6PM Thursday 9 October 2014.
The last time Jason Carter was in Valdosta, 1 July 2014, he was informed by a number of SpectraBusters about the Sabal Trail pipeline, its hazards, and its lack of benefits for Georgians.
The venue in July was a speech to the
Lowndes County Democratic Party
which
opposes that pipeline,
as do
many organizations in Lowndes County, south Georgia,
and elsewhere
(see for example Dr. Michael G. Noll, president of
WACE, pictured with Jason Carter).
Others held No Pipeline signs and talked to other candidates. Pictured below are Danielle Jordan (then president of S.A.V.E. at VSU) and Glenn Ritchie talking to Daniel Blackman, candidate for Georgia Public Service Commissioner.
At that July meeting, I spoke directly with Jason Carter about the pipeline. He had not heard of it before that day. He quickly comprehended the issues. I have not had an opportunity to speak directly to Gov. Nathan Deal, and I do not know when he last came to Lowndes County, where I live.
Incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal’s campaign
took $10,000 from Spectra Energy,
which wants to build the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline through south Georgia.
Deal’s campaign also accepted contributions from three other pipeline companies,
adding up to at least $21,300.
Jason Carter’s campaign accepted no dollars ($0) from any of those companies, according to the same Georgia campaign finance website that is the source of the amounts for the incumbent’s campaign. And as his campaign website says, State Senator Jason Carter “has twice received Environmental Leadership awards from Georgia Conservation Voters”.
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