National Park Service: “No Action Alternative” for Susquehanna-Roseland transmission
November 21st, 2011
Yes, it’s true, the cow is out of the barn – and the National Park Service says that the “No Action Alternative” is the best alternative for the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. Can you hear PSEG and PPL squealing???
Big thanks to Scott Olson for the heads up, and this link:
The bottom line, from page 16 of the pdf below, page vii of the actual document:
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
The environmentally preferred alternative is the alternative that would promote the requirements of the
national environmental policy expressed in section 101(b) of NEPA. It is the alternative that causes the
least damage to the biological and physical environment and that best protects, preserves, and enhances historic, cultural, and natural resources (CEQ 1981, Q6a). Alternative 1, the no-action alternative, was selected as the environmentally preferred alternative by the NPS. This decision was based on the available scientific data about the proposal and mitigation measures presented by the applicant and collected by NPS. An analysis of this data made it clear that alternative 1 best meets the requirements of the environmentally preferred alternative.
Really, that’s what it says… wow… I’ve never seen that before in a DEIS. You can see for yourself here, again, p. 16 of the pdf, page vii of the actual document:
SRLine DEIS Volume 1, Front Matter, Chapters 1 and 2 (8.2 MB, PDF file)
Here’s the NPS page with the whole thing:
Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2012:
National Park Service Susquehanna to Roseland 500 kV Transmission Line Right of Way and Special Use Permit Draft Environmental Impact StatementFrom the site, there are three public “meetings” scheduled where you can make comments in person:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
(snow date 1/31)
Fernwood Hotel and Resort
U.S. 209 Bushkill, PA 18324Wednesday, January 25, 2012
(snow date 2/1)
Stroudsmoor Country Inn – Ridgecrest
RD#4 Stroudsmoor Road Stroudsburg, PA 18360Thursday, January 26, 2012
(snow date 2/2)
Farmstead Golf and Country Club
88 Lawrence Road
Lafayette, NJ 07848
Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2012. If you are unable to attend the public meetings, please submit your comments by January 31, 2012 via the internet at http:// parkplanning.nps.gov/DEWA or by mail to address below (there are two addresses below – best send to BOTH!):
John J. Donahue, Superintendent
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area &
Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River
HQ River Road, off Rt. 209 Bushkill, PA 18324and
Pamela Underhill, Superintendent
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
P.O. Box 50 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Or by filing it at this site:
November 22nd, 2011 at 1:37 am
One word: In-crucking-fedible!
Fight the Power!
http://www.njherald.com/story/news/22NOBUILD–for-112211-clone