Federal Court says NO to Presidential Permit appeal
December 20th, 2015
Here’s the decision:
This decision is important because it is not just this pipeline — because the basis for it is the Presidential Permit, and the notion that issuance of a Presidential Permit may not be appealed applies to the Presidential Permit for the (Not-so) Great Northern Transmission Line too!
Some Comments filed in Plains & Eastern Clean Line
July 15th, 2015
Here are a few comments filed, very articulate and specific reasons why the Department of Energy shouldn’t “participate” in this Section 1222 transmission project:
From BLOCK Plains & Eastern here are a few links (thanks for sending them, hard to get anything up here in the woods):
Please skip to page 264 of the PDF to read our BLOCK Plains & Eastern Clean Line: Arkansas and Oklahoma official comment:
http://www.energy.gov/…/Comment%20from%20BLOCK%20Plains%20%…
We would also like to acknowledge and thank Downwind, LLC, for formally supporting our efforts to date. They are an organization of landowners in eastern Arkansas (represented by Jordan Wimpy of Gill Ragon Owen, PA, Little Rock) that has formed in opposition to the Plains and Eastern project:
http://www.energy.gov/…/Comment%20from%20Downwind%2C%20LLC%…
Jordan Wimpy’s FANTASTIC comment on behalf of Downwind, LLC:
http://www.energy.gov/…/Comment%20from%20Downwind%2C%20LLC%…
Oklahoma Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt for his Office’s comment. The potential protection to landowners in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee that your comment might help afford cannot be overstated:
http://www.energy.gov/…/f24/Comment%20from%20OAG%2007-13-15…
Southwest Power Resources Association lays out the MANY problems RE: liability in this project, and their comment should be read by all with an interest:
http://www.energy.gov/…/Comment%20from%20Scott%20Williams%2…
Comment from the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association (The equivalent to SPRA for the Western Area Power Association) supporting SPRA’s objections to the Project:
http://www.energy.gov/…/Comment%20from%20Leslie%20James%20o…
Will tidy this up when there’s better access. Internet is NOT to be taken for granted, nor is cell phone access, here on the Canadian Border! It’s the “Not-so-Great Northern Transmission Line road show. The same DOE office is handling the GNTL project as the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, different staff, but pretty close. The transition from D.C. to Roseau and Baudette must be a rough one! But there’s good coffee and treats, thanks for breakfast!
BLOCK Plains & Eastern Comment & Motion filed
July 13th, 2015
Quick — email angela.colamaria@hq.doe.gov and ask that they hold public hearings, just like they did for the environmental review!
Today is the deadline for Comments on the “Section 1222” review, time to tell the DOE what you think of this (&($%&(#@*%&()# project!
Are we having fun now?
And good news today too — we’re getting some “US TOO!” support on our previously filed Petitions and Motion. YES! That helps!
BLOCK Plains & Eastern Clean Line docket filings
June 8th, 2015
QUICK — take a few seconds and send a missive to BOTH plainsandeastern@hq.doe.gov AND Angela.Colamaria@hq.doe.gov and ask for 1) an extension of time to file comments, at least to September 11, 2015; and 2) public hearings across the affected area, as they did for the DEIS.
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Hot off the press, here are the BLOCK Plains & Eastern Clean Line: Arkansas and Oklahoma Initial Filings to the DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability in the Plains & Eastern Clean Line docket:
And to add a little frosting on the cake:
Meanwhile, Clean Line is putting its efforts into ASTROTURF!!! You’d think they’d have a clue how that goes over.
And here’s the Citizens First Congress Champions for Change luncheon, where BLOCK Plains & Eastern Clean Line: Arkansas and Oklahoma’s Alison Milsaps spoke to the crowd:
