July, 2016
July 14-18 — Stop the Pipelines – Special Summer Mobilization in Massachusetts
A March and action against new gas pipelines. Marchers will spend two days walking the route of Spectra’s proposed Access Northeast pipeline. People will march to West Roxbury to shut down construction on the Spectra pipeline there, alongside our partners from Resist the Pipeline. Finally, we’ll walk together to the State House, and act together to show Governor Baker, and legislators, that we’re ready to do what it takes to stop new fossil fuel pipelines.
July 14-18 – March Schedule
Thursday, July 14 (Medway to Walpole)
Friday, July 15 (Walpole to Canton)
Saturday, July 16 (Canton to West Roxbury)
Sunday, July 17 (West Roxbury to the State House)
Massive action at the State House on Monday, July 18
SUNDAY — JULY 24, 2016 — PHILADELPHIA, PA – inFRACKstructure
March for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC. – Philadelphia, PA
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, thousands will march for action to prevent climate catastrophe and present demands directly to current and future policy makers. No More Fracked Gas and No More Fossil InFRACKstructure! Philadelphia, PA – http://www.cleanenergymarch.org
FUNDRAISING — The costs for the legal work continues as groups work to get FERC to deny and kill the Kinder Morgan NED project (and not just suspend it) at this important time. Please Read the fund-raising appeal from North Quabbin Pipeline Action below. It is a simple way we can all help with all the efforts to STOP THE PIPELINE.
NORTH QUABBIN PIPELINE ACTION – Athol, MA — 2016 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Dear friends – To do our fair share in funding the substantial (6-figure) costs of waging and winning the anti-NED pipeline campaign–mainly legal and technical expenses but also for more direct action–NQPA has committed to a goal of raising at least $10,000 in 2016. That is a lot more than we have raised to date. And we have a simple, effective and painless way for you and people you know to help us succeed royally.
Here it is: Everyone commits to making a $2 donation each month and getting 10 people they know to do the same–and those 10 people each get 10 people to do the same, etc. Brilliant, right? And foolproof.
You can use PayPal or a major credit card to pay online at millerswatershed.org by clicking on the “NQPA Donation” tab. Or send a check made out to NQPA to Millers River Watershed Council, 100 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331.
Of course, we welcome donations of any size–and we thank you in advance for making this fundraising campaign a major success! Please share with everyone you know!
The NQPA Steering Committee
DPU Hearings Concerning Utility Company Petitions —
Schedule of Public Comment Hearings to be held by the MA Dept. of Public Utilities for Utility Company Petitions
Eversource Tariff and Capacity Contract with ANE (#15-181)
- Mon., May 23 at 7 p.m. – Walpole H.S. Auditorium, 275 Common Street, Walpole, MA
Important Note on National Grid, Eversource Petitions to DPU – Deadlines Set for Written Testimony –
• Eversource – DPU Docket 15-181 — Deadline for Written Comments is May 23, 2016
Please submit written comments to the hearing officer identified in the respective notice, and also please copy dpu.efiling@state.ma.us on your email. ALSO, send a hard copy of any comments to Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
For other events in MA and NH locations check out www.nofrackedgasinmass.org. on
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.nofrackedgasinmass.org, www.massplan.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.