Sinkholes, explosions, and other risks to our rivers, lands, and wildlife for no benefit from the Sinkhole Trail, plus FERC and its environmental contractor are paid by the pipeline companies, but still we can win, said local landowners and others to FERC in Valdosta last night, as you can see in these LAKE videos. And you can come to the Kayaktivism Day this Saturday several Valdosta State clubs are holding on the Withlacoochee River. Meanwhile, the FERC circus moves to Columbia High School in Live Oak, FL tonight.
- Introduction –John Peconom
- Endangered gopher tortoise keystone species –Leigh Touchton
- Unwanted risk to community and landowners with no benefit –Karen Noll
- “Less-than-significant” environmental impacts not acceptable –Debra Johnson
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Sabal Trail hides behind CEII anti-terrorism label –John S. Quarterman
Video. See Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress, by Paul W. Parfomak, Specialist in Energy and Infrastructure Policy, Congressional Research Service, January 9, 2013,
In February 2003, FERC promulgated a new rule (RM02-4-000) to protect critical energy infrastructure information (CEII). The rule defines CEII as information that “must relate to critical infrastructure, be potentially useful to terrorists, and be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.”
- Suwannee River dye test: water flows miles underground –Chris Mericle
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Pipeline disruptive to VSU, rivers; Kayaktivism Day Sat. –Ashlie Prain
Video. See Kayaktivism Day.
- Any new speakers? OK, repeat speakers? –John Peconom
- WWALS cleanups & outings; FERC works for Sabal Trail –John S. Quarterman
- LiDAR and other up-to-date methods? –Chris Mericle
- Wrapup –John Peconom
FERC in Valdosta, Georgia, 30 September 2015
Videos by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE)
Videos from other meetings:
- by Thomas Swain from Albany Monday 28 September 2015
- LAKE videos from Moultrie Tuesday 29 September 2015
- LAKE videos from Lake City Thursday 1 October 2015
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The environmental project manager apparently doesn’t remember why he’s there without reading his power point…..