Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Creates Rift in Massachusetts
By TOM ZELLER Jr.JULY 10, 2014 nytimes.com
“They’re saying that New England is in need of gas, but I understand that that’s not necessarily true,” Mr. Jaworski said. “We’d probably have enough if we did a little conservation.”
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That's right, they can shut their nukes like Vermont Yankee, shut their coal plants down, and all they need to do to compensate is turn their thermostats down a few degrees and chalk their windows.
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“...To choose this section of Massachusetts for a pipeline — can you guarantee it will never leak?” Mr. Haber asked. “Can you guarantee that there won’t be a tree falling on it, or another accident? This is, like, more precious to me than the gas you’re providing.”Mr. Haber said he refused the company’s survey request...
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Wow, trees falling on buried gas pipelines! That is a big worry.
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Wilmington board hedges on joining anti-pipeline group
By Brendan Lewis, Sun Correspondent
Updated: 07/11/2014 06:37:49 AM EDT
...After the presentation, selectmen chose not to vote on whether to join the Middlesex County Coalition of Municipalities, a group that opposes the pipeline project...
...no residents appeared to have attended the meeting to speak about the proposed project...
...Of the 29 property owners asked for permission to conduct surveys on their land in preparation for pipeline construction, 23 agreed to allow the company access, four said no and two are undecided.
Read more: lowellsun.com
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Shocking! Despite the fact that nobody showed up to voice opposition and 23 out of 29 property owners have already agreed to allow the company access, the town selectmen refused to join the opposition.
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