NEES Files Protest with FERC Charging TGP Pipeline Proposal Incomplete, Inaccurate

  BOSTON, Jan. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A leading nonprofit organization has filed a formal protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) charging that the Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) Company’s application for the proposed Northeast Energy Direct (NED) pipeline project is incomplete and riddled with inaccuracies. The 14-page protest document filed by Northeast Energy…

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Pipeline Update

North East Energy Solutions (NEES), the pipeline advocacy partnership of which FLT is a founding member, recently filed a response to Tennessee Gas’s March draft environmental resource report with the Federal Regulatory Commission. Based largely on an analysis conducted by FLT staff, the report details the contradictions and inconsistent use of publically available data that…

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Environmental groups respond to latest impact report filed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline

While Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s draft environmental impact report for its Northeast Energy Direct project is being reviewed by area groups and communities along the 430-mile-long path, groups have been responding to the proposal in general — especially environmental organizations battling the proposed roughly $5 billion project.  Northeast Energy Solutions, a coalition of land-trust organizations in…

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Pipeline Press Releases

For Release: Contact: Barry Wanger Feb. 5, 2015 Media Relations for Northeast Energy Solutions 617-965-6469/617-835-4187 Barry@WangerAssociates.com Regional Energy Group Calls for Actual Rate Payer Benefits From Gas Pipeline Proposals Before Maine Public Utilities Commission The four proposals submitted by major gas pipeline companies to the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) under the State’s Energy Cost…

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Pipeline Update – Winter 2015

The Franklin Land Trust (FLT) has been devoted to conserving western Massachusetts’ natural beauty—the farms, woods, rivers, and mountains—for over 28 years. We own land for the public to enjoy, and help farmers and landowners conserve their land with conservation restrictions and agricultural preservation restrictions that prevent future development while continuing active agriculture, forestry, and…

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Concert Against the Pipeline, 12/27/14

December 27, 20147:30pmMemorial Hall51 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls Tickets: $20 advance/$25 at the door.  Available at World Eye Books in Greenfield, MA, Boswell’s Books in Shelburne Falls. Phone: 413.341.3317 Featuring Signature Sounds’ Artists: Jeffrey Foucault Kris Delmhorst Rusty BelleAbe Loomis To benefit FLT’s efforts against the proposed pipeline The Franklin Land Trust is a non-profit organization that…

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