Sabal Trail’s excuse was they didn’t know in advance,
even though their attorneys sent a letter beforehand,
and they didn’t show up in Albany, GA, either, with weeks of notice.
Spectra Energy’s Andrea Grover told the newspaper some other things that
also don’t match the public record.
Carl McKinney, Suwannee Democrat, 20 November 2015,
Dozens gather in Live Oak to oppose gas pipeline, compress station,
Not one hand raised among the dozens in the room when a county commissioner asked who came to support the proposed Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline which would run through three states and dissect Suwannee County if approved.
Tuesday evening, every parking space at the county’s judicial annex
building was full as O’Brien residents, people from Live Oak and
activists and experts from as far as New Orleans gathered at the
county commission meeting to voice their opposition to the project.
The commission was voting on Continue reading →
Joining Forty-one different cities and 27 counties in Florida that have voted to ban fracking or have expressed their opposition to it since January 2015, Suwannee County BOCC approved three identical fracking opposition letters to Governor Scott, Pro-fracking Bill Sponsors Senator Richter (SB 318) and House Representative Rodrigues (HB 191) tonight. These bills also contain language that would eliminate Home Rule for local governments concerning fracking.
