The pipeline

Today I attended a meeting in Jim Thorpe with a group of people intent on stopping the PennEast pipeline.  The group included people from quite a few of the jurisdictions in Carbon County--Kidder, Penn Forest, Towamensing, Lower Towamensing, and Mahoning townships, and Jim Thorpe and Lehighton boroughs.  

Some were Republicans, some were Democrats, but all were united in the belief that the pipeline will harm Carbon County’s environment and needs to be stopped.  Not rerouted, stopped.  

Task forces were formed, and people were recruited to attend the meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission next week.  A number of people pledged contributions.  

I am fully aware that we are going up against some very rich companies who make some major campaign contributions.  Nonetheless, I think we have a shot at stopping this boondoggle.