Meeting set for Wed., April 30th at 7 p.m. at Athol Town Hall. Get Involved! Working Groups will report on what they have done concerning communications with landowners, municipal outreach, messaging, research on conservation laws and Green Communities Act, and research on what is happening in other states. Join us in opposing the proposed Tennessee Gas Pipeline that could run through our towns.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP), owned by Kinder-Morgan LLC, wants to construct a pipeline carrying fracked natural gas, mined from unconventional gas wells in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. The project is known as the “Northeast Expansion” and would consist of a 30″ – 36″ pipeline in a 50 ft. right-of-way running between New York State to Dracut MA. It would go through several towns in Berkshire, Franklin, and Worcester counties.
Come to meeting on April 30th, learn what people are doing to oppose pipeline, and join a working group. After planning meetings on March 11 and April 8th, local citizens formed working groups and signed up to work on various activities in opposition to this project.
Other News from No. Quabbin Towns —
Athol Conservation Commission Meeting on Tuesday, April 22nd at 7 p.m. (Athol Town Hall) — The proposed gas pipeline is on the agenda for discussion. Please attend if you can.
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River Rat Parade 2014 – NQE and others walked to support energy conservation and oppose the gas pipeline
April 16th Talk by Bruce Winn at Athol Town Hall — Over 100 people attended Bruce Winn’s talk about drilling for gas (fracking) and our over-reliance on natural gas in Massachussetts. Bruce pointed out that we need to focus on energy efficiency, fixing the leaks in old pipelines, and encourage more development of renewable energy. The economics of building the pipeline and people working to stop pipeline early in the planning stages could halt construction of the pipeline according to Bruce who is with the Berkshire Environmental Action Team and on the faculty at Berkshire Community College.
Over 100 people listen to Bruce Winn talk about fracking and proposed gas pipeline in MA.
www.nofrackedgasinmass.org from BEAT in Cummington
www.massplan.org Massachusetts Pipeline Awareness Network
www.everyonesbackyard.org from Ashburnham
www.nomasspipeline.com from Fitchburg
If you haven’t yet seen Gasland II by all means watch it to learn about hydraulic fracturing and what is going on at the other end of this proposed pipeline. It is available from NetFlix and can be shown publicly for free.