Articles: February – August 2014
August
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Martha Coakley, Steve Grossman, Don Berwick agree on Kinder Morgan pipeline, Boston-Springfield rail, charter school cap – Masslive, August 25, 2014
Click here to watch NECN’s video of Gov. Patrick’s energy advisers who recently resigned due to the lack of transparency and thorough study of alternative options to the proposed large infrastructure projects.
Gov. Patrick backs away from regional effort to expand natural gas capacity – August 18, 2014
Residents pepper pipeline proponent at Lunenburg forum – Sentinel and Enterprise, August 6, 2014
Kinder Morgan isn’t local – Sentinel and Enterprise, August 5, 2014
Winchendon voters unanimous against pipeline – Telegram and Gazette – August 4, 2014
July
Documents: Cheniere Fuels ALEC’s New Push for Fracked Gas Exports – Huffington Post, July 31, 2014
Boston Protesters Rally Against Gas Pipeline -July 30, 2014
Comedian Bill Cosby to Support Grassroots Movement Against Massachusetts Fracked Gas Pipeline – July 30, 2014
Rally to Stop Pipeline Through Northern Massachusetts Planned on the Common -Boston Magazine, July 28, 2014
Environmental legend Marion Stoddart joins pipeline walk in Pepperell – Sentinel and Enterprise, July 23, 2014
Activists against pipeline reach Ashby, Townsend – Sentinel and Enterprise, July 21, 2014
Senate takes up Nashua River -July 18, 2014
Few in local towns support gas pipeline proposal – Communities raising flags over plan to expand Tennessee Gas network – Boston Globe, July 17, 2014
A Pipeline Threatens Our Family Land – NY Times – Ann Neumann, July 12, 2014
Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Creates Rift in Massachusetts – NY Times, July 10, 2014
Berwick statement opposing Kinder-Morgan pipeline – July 8, 2014
Statement from Maura Healey on proposed Tennessee Gas Pipeline expansion – 07.07.2014
RICHMOND, Mass. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed natural gas pipeline in Massachusetts have launched a protest walk across the state. About 150 people started the walk Sunday in Richmond. The march was expected to make its way along the approximate path of the proposed pipeline through northern Massachusetts and end in Dracut on July 26. Read more….
June
Documents Reveal Governors’ Gas and Hydropower Plan Shaped by Industry and Incomplete Analysis – June 24, 2014 Conservation Law Foundation Report about the closed-door meetings around pipeline plans
CLF: There’s too much secrecy around new tax for New England pipelines – June 24, 2014 Boston Business Journal
Steve Grossman gets Democrats’ nod at convention – Boston Globe, June 15, 2014
Official: Proposed gas pipeline in Sandisfield would create ‘significant environmental impact’ – Berkshire Eagle, June 15, 2014
Community, panelists speak out against Tennessee Gas Pipeline project
May
Gov. Patrick Calls for a “Future Free of Fossil Fuels” – Better Future Project, May 9, 2014
April
Blast in Dorchester renews focus on aging natural gas pipelines
April 16, 2014 – House Explosion in Dorchester
LNG official says no need to build pipeline -New Hampshire Union Leader, April 3, 2014
Concerns Raised Over Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas
Conway pipes up about gas pipeline – Third town in county to pass opposing resolution
Hollis Board of Selectmen – Informational Meeting and Q&A About Proposed Pipeline – April 21
Hollis Board of Selectmen and Residents Discuss Pipeline
Concern grows over Hollis portion of proposed gas pipeline
Exxon Mobil CEO: No fracking near my backyard – Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson objects to proposed fracking site near his home
Pittsfield seeks gas line move from watershed area – NBC News Report
Colorado faces oil boom “death sentence” for soil, eyes microbe fix
To Build A Pipeline, Or Not: N.E. Governors’ Push For More Gas Meets Opposition
Kentucky Judge Says Pipeline Company Cannot Use Eminent Domain
Iowa Lawmakers Oppose Keystone XL Over Eminent Domain – Bipartisan opposition to the use of eminent domain in the Keystone XL pipeline project
Climate Problems of Expanding Natural Gas
‘Gas Supplies Fail to Reach Customers’
‘Looking in the Pipeline on Energy Debate’
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