Good news. However, as I read the story, they still plan to transport and store propane. Am I missing something?
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 10:06 PM, Maura Stephens <maurastephe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <ra...@lightlink.com> >> 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 > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
