Energy and Food Issues — What are people doing?
Workshops at the Energy and Local Living Tent will focus on both energy and food issues which promote clean jobs and projects. For a schedule of the workshops see Garlic and Arts. For a complete listing of events and vendors at the 2014 Garlic and Arts Festival on Sept. 27-28th in Orange see Garlic and Arts Festival (www.garlicandarts.org/).
One of the workshops focusing on energy — “A Pipeline Runs Through It: Un-Natural Natural Gas” — will include a panel discussion with Ken Berthiaume from Orange, Leigh Youngblood from Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust, and Steve Kurkoski from the Warwick Town Energy and Buildings Committee. Panelists will cover the perceived need for new fossil fuel infrastructure, how lands set aside for conservation might be affected, and how this fits in with our global responsibilty towards averting climate change. For the latest information on Kinder Morgan/TGP Northeast Energy Direct pre-filing application (submitted to FERC on 9/15/2014) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) see www.massplan.org. You can also learn how to register with FERC, make comments, and read full TGP document (about 360 pages).
Other workshops will focus on energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy projects as well as farming and food issues. Many of these projects contribute in some way to the growing number of jobs in the “Clean Energy Industry.” See the 2013 Clean Energy Industry Report posted by Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
Chart from 2013 Clean Energy Industry Report and presented by Ken Berthiaume at the NQ Pipeline Action Forum at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully on August 19, 2014. For the full report go to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center website.
Under Gas Pipeline please visit our Actions to Take, Research and Resources pages for more information and check out the Events page to see what is coming your way on a local level regarding the proposed pipeline.