[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: NFA News #11 (WE WON!!!!)

[Maura Stephens]

Congratulations to everyone who’s worked so hard for so long to fight this 
insane scheme. Now to stop ALL fossil fuel storage (and distribution, etc.) in 
NYS. Still, great cause for celebration! You deserve it!

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Jeremy Alderson 
> Subject: NFA News #11 (WE WON)
> Date: May 10, 2017 at 4:44:13 PM EDT
> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
> 
> It's all over!  Crestwood has announced that they are withdrawing their 
> permit application for expanded “natural” gas storage on Seneca Lake. ((LPG 
> storage is still up in the air.) Yes, there could be a catch, but right now 
> it looks like, well, we've won
> 
> I hope this fight will be an inspiration to others around the country.  No 
> doubt, much will be written about it (one book is already in the works, I'm 
> told).  And as always happens after a war, the generals will grumble over who 
> did or didn't do what, but for now, let us just acknowledge our comrades in 
> this fight, even if we would otherwise be at each other's throats.  There are 
> too many people who deserve credit to name them all, but I will name a few.
> 
> Gas Free Seneca helped raise the alarm, lobbied Albany, got the legal team at 
> Earthjustice involved and built up an anti-Crestwood consensus among
> regional lawmakers.
> 
> Peter Mantius and Michael Fitzgerald were steadfast in reporting on this 
> issue and bringing new facts to light.
> 
> The Seneca Pure Waters Association, with attorney Rachel Treicler, were also 
> involved in the legal proceedings, keeping Crestwood's feet to the fire.
> 
> We Are Seneca Lake (WASL) orchestrated the arrests of over 600 people all of 
> whom get credit for putting themselves on the line in defense of our 
> beautiful area.  Their cases, ably defended by volunteer attorney Sujata 
> Gibson, still haven't finished winding their way through the courts.
> 
> My now retired volunteer attorney, Jerry Kinchy, was the first lawyer to step 
> forward and help us in court.  He is an unsung hero of this movement and 
> deserves a lot more recognition than he has gotten.
> 
> The Finger Lakes Wineries, both individually and through their association, 
> went way out further on a limb than businesses ordinarily go in order to back 
> this movement.
> 
> Maura Stephens, Spike Jones, Jack Ossont and many others at the Coalition to 
> Protect New York did valuable work (and the CPNY was an early supporter of 
> the No Frack Almanac, the predecessor to this newsletter).
> 
> The Seneca Lake Twelve, kept the civil disobedience rolling before WASL.
> 
> And, of course, I couldn't conclude this message without giving a special 
> shout-out to Susan Walker and Gary Judson for helping me start off the civil 
> disobedience.  Susan should also be recognized as the first one to 
> voluntarily go to jail as a way of pressing home the seriousness of our cause.
> 
> There might be another issue or two of this newsletter, because there may be 
> a couple of details that still need to be wrapped up, but after that, I am 
> looking forward to being a simple singer-songwriter who don't know nothin' 
> 'bout nothin'.
> 
> That's all folks - or it will be if the gas industry gets it's way -- BUT NOT 
> THIS TIME!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jeremy Weir Alderson
> Editor & Publisher
> NFA News


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Re: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: [UAFF] Big news at Seneca Lake today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Regi Teasley]

OK. So they gave up on storing natural gas but they still plan to transport and 
store propane.  A step in the right direction.

Regi
"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, 
you will perceive the divine mystery in things."  Dostoyevsky.


> On May 10, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Irene Weiser  wrote:
> 
> CRESTWOOD DROPS PLANS FOR GAS STORAGE
> 
> WE ARE SENECA LAKE!!
> 
> 
> Irene Weiser
> irene32...@gmail.com
> Brooktondale, NY
> 607-539-6856
> 
> Joy to the world
> All the boys and girls
> Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
> Joy to you and me. 
> 
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Lisa Marshall 
> Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 5:42 PM
> Subject: [UAFF] Big news at Seneca Lake today!
> To: "" 
> 
> 
> http://www.stargazette.com/story/news/2017/05/10/crestwood-drops-seneca-lake-natural-gas-storage-plans/316228001/
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Lisa Marshall
> Community Organizer
> Mothers Out Front NY
> http://www.mothersoutfront.org/
> Cell: (850) 291-5259
> Home: (607) 739-9274
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Fwd: [UAFF] Big news at Seneca Lake today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Irene Weiser]

CRESTWOOD DROPS PLANS FOR GAS STORAGE

WE ARE SENECA LAKE!!


Irene Weiser
irene32...@gmail.com
Brooktondale, NY
607-539-6856

*Joy to the world*
*All the boys and girls*
*Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea*
*Joy to you and me. *[image: ]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Lisa Marshall 
Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 5:42 PM
Subject: [UAFF] Big news at Seneca Lake today!
To: "" 


http://www.stargazette.com/story/news/2017/05/10/
crestwood-drops-seneca-lake-natural-gas-storage-plans/316228001/



-- 
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Mothers Out Front NY
http://www.mothersoutfront.org/
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Home: (607) 739-9274
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[sustainable_tompkins-l] Giving is Gorges! Support the Land Trust today!

[Edie Jodz]

Support conservation, health and wellness, and education by making a 
donation
 to the Finger Lakes Land Trust today during Giving is 
Gorges!

Every year the Land Trust hosts Story Walk which is designed to encourage 
children's literacy and a love of nature by combining the two ideas into one 
outdoor adventure.  The walk is held at the Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve where 
an environmentally-themed book's pages will be individually laminated, grouped 
into small sections, and then placed along the trail for anyone to read!

The Land Trust will host a "kick off" walk in June to 
introduce the book to the community.  The kickoff walk will be led by Valerie 
Akers, founder of Corner of the Sky preschool.  Ms. Akers will guide the first 
group of children and their families through the preserve, stopping along the 
path to read.

Community support is needed to purchase books. Support the Land Trust 
today!

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Finger Lakes Land Trust
202 East Court Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
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