NQ Pipeline Action planned for more letter writing and a Statewide Relay March to “Stop the Pipeline” at a recent meeting. People are asked to write to the New England governors to join with energy and environment groups (over 100) that signed on to a letter asking for a full evaluation of a Low Demand Scenario which does not call for building new pipeline infrastructure. See Right-Sizing_Energy_Infrastructure_sign-on_letter_06.23.2014(1). A sample letter to governors that individuals should send to all New England governors is available. See Letter Writing Campaign – NE Governors. These individual activities give people an opportunity to write letters and get more information about the energy policy in Massachusetts and other New England states.
Collective actions in July include a Statewide Relay March going through towns along the proposed pipeline route. In this region people will be organizing walks and rallies in each town including: Erving and Northfield – July 14, Warwick and Orange – July 15, Athol – July 16, Royalston – July 17, and Winchendon – July 18th. A rally at the Statehouse in Boston is being planned for July 30th.
NQ Pipeline Action is part of a statewide coalition being organized — MassPLAN is a network of people in various towns and regions working together to stop the proposed pipeline. The statewide petition circulated this spring has over 9,000 signatures. Help us get to 10,000 before July 30 and sign at http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/massachusetts-petition
Important Note: If you are new to the issue of the proposed natural gas pipeline by TGP/Kinder Morgan now called the Northeast Energy Direct Project you can check out several websites and watch informative videos.
Check out www.massplan.org, www.nashobatrust.org/pipeline, www.nofrackedgasinmass.org All these sites have excellent background information and news from other towns which we are not duplicating on this site. Instead we suggest that you go directly to other sites. Also if you missed the forum on the proposed pipeline held on June 3rd at Greenfield Community College you can watch it at http://vimeo.com/mctvchannel17.