Dear Interested Parties,
Attached is a copy of the public notice & fact sheet
for the comment period for Individual Stormwater Construction Permit
amendment #6949-INDC.A, proposed for issuance to Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. for
the Phase I Addison Natural Gas Project. The permit is being amended due to
alignment shifts along the proposed route of the pipeline.
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October
14th at 6:00 p.m. at Champlain Valley Union High
School, Room 160, located at 369 CVU Road in Hinesburg. The
public meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide comments in person on
the draft permit. Written comments will still be accepted through the close
of the comment period at 4:30 p.m. on Friday October 16th.
If you require any additional information, please contact
me at
jenna.calvi@vermont.gov or via phone
at (802) 490-6166.
Sincerely,
Jenna
Jenna
Calvi
Stormwater
District Manager - Northern Chittenden County
1
National Life Drive, Main 2
Montpelier,
VT 05620-3522
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Hey friends! Its
been a very exciting morning! Read more in the press release below.
Molly Stuart locked
down to an excavator this morning halting construction of the fracked gas
pipeline all morning. Check out the photos and share the posts on the
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-Anna
ANTICIPATING PERMITTING ANNOUNCEMENT, PIPELINE OPPONENTS DISRUPT
VERMONT GAS CONSTRUCTION
ESSEX, Vermont – September
17th, 2015 – Opponents of the Fracked Gas Pipeline have disrupted
construction alongside Route 289 in Essex, with one person locking herself to
equipment used by the new pipeline contractor Michel’s.
Vermont Gas has continued
construction of the pipeline following a new contract with Michel’s, the highly
controversial builder of the Keystone XL, despite regulatory uncertainty as the
Public Service Board deliberates whether it will reopen and possibly revoke
permits for the pipeline. The public Service Board is expected to make a
decision as soon as this week.
“With drought and wild fires raging
close to my family’s home in California, as well as flooding, hurricanes, and
even threats to maple syrup production in my current home of Vermont, it is
clear we need to be fighting the causes of climate disruption now” says Molly
Stuart of Burlington, who locked herself to an excavator. “We can’t afford to be
locked into any new fossil fuel infrastructure.”
The new contract with Michel’s
follows a suit against Vermont Gas from their former contractor, Over &
Under Piping, based in central New York State. The company, which terminated its
contract with Vermont Gas earlier this year after completing only 5.6 miles of
the 42-mile long project, is suing for $11.2 million related to costs associated
with a five-month delay in the start of construction. [1]
“As a ratepayer to Vermont Gas, I
cannot afford the price hikes that will likely offset the company’s $67 million
cost over-run, let alone the environmental costs brought by the biggest
expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the state,” added Stuart.
With a banner reading, “This Pipeline
Ends with US,” protestors are taking things into their own hands because the
regulatory board is dragging its feet and does not represent the people. [2]
“We’ve seen the Board repeatedly
ignore concerns of landowners, ratepayers, and the public, and have little faith
that they’ll do anything less than protect Vermont Gas’ ability to make profit
at the expense of the climate,” says Jane Palmer of Monkton, whose land lies on
the proposed route of the pipeline. Palmer added that several groups opposing
the pipeline are mobilizing hundreds of community members to take action this
fall, should the Board allow Vermont Gas to continue with the project as
planned.
“If the Board is unwilling to shut
down this dangerous, expensive, and undemocratic project, there are hundreds of
Vermonters – working amilies paying gas bils, farmers fighting to protect their
land – who are ready to do so,” said Jane Palmer.
Rising Tide Vermont
Rising Tide Vermont organizes and
takes direct action to confront the root causes of climate change and to
facilitate a just transition to resilient and equitable land-based communities.
Risingtidevermont.org
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comments from friend, mary :-)
hmmm..... I wonder if CLF will follow their lead here in VT
The Conservation Law Foundation has sued the state after
it approved contracts for a controversial natural gas pipeline planned
for Western ...
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from the digger:
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from wptz:
http://www.wptz.com/news/seniors-grandparents-protest-vermont-gas-pipeline/35402142
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more about the corporate superpowers, the pipeline proponents...
The study will focus on whether more
natural gas
capacity is needed to ... Healey said her office is urging FERC to "move
cautiously" on the
pipeline ...
Natural gas plant eyed in Vernon,
could tie in with proposed pipeline
VERNON, Vt. — In a town hit hard by the shutdown
of Vermont Yankee, officials say a natural-gas plant — with
development costs estimated at $750 ...
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Methane leaks emit a potent greenhouse gas,
are harmful to the health of both humans and trees, and have been linked to
major explosions.
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Me: So concludes the latest stream.
There are a few more left out such as the delayed revised budget by gaz people,
I speed read that delaying tactic,
not worth copying here.
for the record,
I still oppose the pipeline through our pristine beautiful town.
meg
