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NCT, Pepperell and Local Area Articles

Articles: February – August, 2014

Land Trust/State and Federal Organization Statements 

Presentations on the proposed Kinder Morgan/TGP ‘Northeast Direct’ project

Kinder Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline documents/articles


Latest News:

Residents protest proposed natural gas pipeline in Mason Saturday – WMUR TV, December 14, 2014

Pipeline no more popular in N.H. – Sentinel & Enterprise News, December 14, 2014

Natural gas pipeline shifts to N.H. – Lowell Sun, December 06, 2014

My Turn: A plan to power NH – Concord Monitor, December 6, 2014

In face of opposition, company to reroute gas pipeline – The Boston Globe, December 05, 2014

Natural gas: The fracking fallacy – Nature, December 3, 2014

New pipeline route would leave out local towns – Sentinel and Enterprise, November 26, 2014

Rep. Beaton of Shrewsbury to join Baker administration – Worcester Telegram and Gazette, November 17, 2014

Four Mass. lawmakers describe upcoming fight against Kinder Morgan gas pipeline: audio – Masslive, November 17, 2014

Summit a hugesuccess!! – stopNED, November 16, 2014

Lenox weighs $20K membership in nonprofit to challenge pipeline route – The Berkshire Eagle, November 16, 2014

Pipeline foes meet in Fitchburg, vow resolve – Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 16, 2014

Hundreds pack Kinder Morgan pipeline summit – Lowell Sun, November 15, 2014

Do you support expansion plans by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.? – Boston Globe, November 15, 2014

$548 Billion In Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies “Rig The Game” Against Renewables – Clean Technica, November 13th, 2014

Fracking Support Plummets Among Americans – EcoWatch, November 13, 2014

Kinder Morgan Proposes Alternative Pipeline Routes; Postpones Public Meetings – WGGB TV, November 13th, 2014

Don’t treat natural gas addiction with new pipelines – Commonwealth Magazine, November 12, 2014

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline benefits questioned – CBC News, Nov 10, 2014

Pipeline opponents wise to Kinder Morgan’s divide and conquertactics – Stop The Pipeline (StopNED), November 7, 2014

Kinder Morgan funds “astroturf” campaign – SPCC Groton, October 30, 2014

NASA: Methane hot spot in U.S. is triple the size of previous estimates – Daily Kos, October 14, 2014

Patrick administration launches review of state’s natural gas needs – Boston Business Journal, October 15, 2014

Environmentalists recall changes in Baker’s position on climate change – Boston Globe, October 8, 2014

Tyngsboro residents defeat pipeline article at Special Town Meeting – Lowell Sun, October 8, 2014

Energy rip-off, Enron-style – The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, September 28, 2014

The Explosive Debate Over A New Natural Gas Pipeline Through The Northeast – Climate Progress, September 28, 2014

Fracking Companies Fight EPA’s Proposed Chemical Disclosure Rules – Scientific American, October 1, 2014

Deal reached to provide Ukraine with Russian gas – September 27, 2014

EDITORIAL: Stop this pipeline – The Columbia Paper, September 25, 2014

Pepperell coalition seeks answers from utility – Lowell Sun, September 25, 2014

Salem concerned about proposed gas line – Eagle Tribune, September 24, 2014

Massachusets’ EEA Secretary Bartlett Responds to Kinder Morgan FERC Pre-Filing – EEA Resonse to NED-Pre-filing letter

Foreign Relations Committee Bill Includes Markey Provisions to Help Ukraine Withstand Imminent Energy Crunch, Become More Energy Efficient – Thursday, September 18, 2014

$3b plan promises more natural gas in New England – 2 pipeline operators aim to boost supply – The Boston Globe, September 16, 2014

Scientists: Bad fracking wells taint water – MSN News, September 15, 2014

Kinder Morgan has 15 days to answer Deerfield Board of Health questions about proposed natural gas pipeline – Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 10, 2014

2014 Massachusetts primary election results – MassLive.com

Read more here: Articles: February – August, 2014

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Huge Victory in New York State! – June 30, 2014 

The New York Court of Appeals rules that the towns of Dryden and Middlefield can use local zoning laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas operations, within municipal borders.

NY Communities Triumph Over Fracking Industry In Precedent-Setting Case 

Victory: As NY high court rules towns can zone out oil and gas operations, trend spreads to other states

Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project – Spectra Energy’s Proposed Pipeline Expansion through NY, CT and Southern MA:

$3b plan promises more natural gas in New England – 2 pipeline operators aim to boost supply – The Boston Globe, September 16, 2014

Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Project

General

Barclays Downgrades Electric Utility Bonds, Sees Viable Solar Competition

The U.S. Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has an INCIDENT REPORT – GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (source) form to be filled out in the event of a gas transmission incident.

Click and scroll down to view the map detailing recorded leaks in Eastern Massachusetts’ gas pipeline infrastructure

Northeast Fights Back as Expanding Fracking Infrastructure Endangers Us All

A bridge to nowhere- methane emissions and the greenhouse gas footprint of natural gas – Robert W. Howarth, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University

Friends of the Harmed – Shalefield Stories – “This site is dedicated to the telling of personal testimonies of individuals and families who have been harmed in the rush to drill for shale gas and oil…”

Watchdog: Pipeline Safety Oversight Inadequate

Canadian LNG Projects – Canadian Government site – A new push for the import of U.S. based natural gas

The Halliburton Loophole

Texas Landownders Win Judgement Over Lower Property Values

Massachusetts Cities Fight Plants, Thwarting of Alternative Power

Unions, environmentalists advocate to fix leaky gas pipeline

A path to sustainable energy by 2030 – Mark Jacobson, Stanford University

2013 Largest Year On Record for Solar Energy Growth

US Solar Jobs Growing Ten Times Faster than National Average Employment Growth

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