[otp] Re: Fwd: Re: [HCR] Re: [MassPLAN] Re: [nqpipelineaction] Re: NED pipeline is dead!!!!

  • From: Michael Pollitt <pollitt.m@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: otp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:18:26 -0400

I would like to remain active to fend off the CT expansion and perhaps the
Spectra pipeline.
So lets keep meeting for those.

Michael

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 8:26 PM, Hattie Nestel <hattieshalom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Super....but I think we will keep doing our program focusing on
sandisfield. What do you think?
Hattie

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 20, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Laurel <lfacey88@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Great News!!
I did obtain permission to meet at the First Congregational Church of
Greenfield. I believe I can return the key!
Laurel

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [HCR] Re: [MassPLAN] Re: [nqpipelineaction] Re: NED pipeline
is dead!!!!
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:37:29 -0400
From: Erik Hoffner <erik.hoffner@xxxxxxxxx> <erik.hoffner@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tribal Scribal <lionoak@xxxxxxxxx> <lionoak@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: Elaine Reardon <ear@xxxxxxxxxxx> <ear@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Ellie Johnston
<JohnstonEllie@xxxxxxxxx> <JohnstonEllie@xxxxxxxxx>, 350MA-Berkshires
<350ma-berkshires@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <350ma-berkshires@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"massplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <massplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<massplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <massplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"NQpipelineaction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <NQpipelineaction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<nqpipelineaction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <nqpipelineaction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
hilltowncommrights@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "StopNED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<StopNED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <stopned@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<stopned@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Climate Action Now
<climateactionnowmass@xxxxxxxxx> <climateactionnowmass@xxxxxxxxx>, Cate
Woolner <catewool@xxxxxxxxx> <catewool@xxxxxxxxx>, Jane Crosby
<jkingcrosby@xxxxxxxxx> <jkingcrosby@xxxxxxxxx>, Rosemary Wessel
<wsrw@xxxxxxxxxxx> <wsrw@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Congrats all 'round! Wowee....the power of grassroots action. KM and all
other fossil infrastructure companies use the term 'market forces' every
time a project like this is scuttled, and never admit the role of people
willing to drop everything and resist, which so many of you did. Halleluia.

Erik

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On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Tribal Scribal <lionoak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That would be The Pipeline Boogie in Montague, Saturday 4/23 7pm!!!  :)

d.o.

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 5:40 PM, <ear@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Now this calls for a BIG  celebration!


--- Original message ---
*Subject:* [nqpipelineaction] Re: NED pipeline is dead!!!!
*From:* Ellie Johnston <johnstonellie@xxxxxxxxx>
*To:* 350MA-Berkshires <350ma-berkshires@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* <massplan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <nqpipelineaction@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<hilltowncommrights@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <stopned@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <
climateactionnowmass@xxxxxxxxx>, <catewool@xxxxxxxxx>, <
jkingcrosby@xxxxxxxxx>, <wsrw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Date:* Wednesday, 20/04/2016 5:38 PM

AAAAHHHHH!!!

We did it! You all did it! INCREDIBLE!

(p.s. Greetings all! :-)



On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 5:29:30 PM UTC-4, Rosemary Wessel wrote:

*Kinder Morgan Statement on Northeast Direct Energy project*
As a result of inadequate capacity commitments from prospective
customers, Kinder Morgan, Inc., (NYSE: KMI) and its subsidiary, Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company (TGP), have suspended further work and expenditures on
the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) project.
In July 2015, KMI’s board announced that it had authorized TGP to
proceed with the project's "market path" segment from Wright, New York, to
Dracut, Massachusetts, a $3.3 billion investment designed to help alleviate
New England's uniquely high natural gas and electricity costs caused by
severely limited natural gas transportation capacity currently serving the
region.
The board's initial approval was based on existing contractual
commitments at the time by local gas distribution companies (LDCs) to
purchase natural gas from the project, as well as expected commitments from
additional LDCs, electric distribution companies (EDCs), and other market
participants in New England. Unfortunately, despite working for more than
two years and expending substantial shareholder resources, TGP did not
receive the additional commitments it expected. As a result, there are
currently neither sufficient volumes, nor a reasonable expectation of
securing them, to proceed with the project as it is currently configured.
The insufficient contracted capacity is due to several factors.  They
include the fact that the New England states have not yet established
regulatory procedures to facilitate binding EDC commitments, that the
process in each state for establishing such procedures is open-ended, and
that the ultimate success of those processes is not assured.
In addition, innovations in production have resulted in a low-price
environment that, while good for consumers, has made it difficult for
producers to make new long term commitments.  Further, current market
conditions and counter-party financial instability have called into
question TGP’s ability to secure incremental supply for the project. Given
these market conditions, continuing to develop the project is not an
acceptable use of shareholder funds.
TGP has operated in New England for more than 60 years and remains
committed to meeting the critical need for constructing additional natural
gas infrastructure in the region. Although we have suspended work and
further expenditures on the NED project, TGP will continue to work with
customers to explore alternative solutions to address their needs,
particularly local distribution companies that are unable to fully serve
consumers and businesses in their areas because of the lack of access to
abundant, low-cost domestic natural gas.

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Rosemary Wessel
- No Fracked Gas in Mass
- Three Salamanders Design Studio
90 Trow Road, Cummington, MA 01026
413.634.5726

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