This morning I attended a meeting of the Carbon County Commissioners. The Commissioners include two Republicans (Nothstein and Gerhard) and one Democrat (O’Gurek), but the resolution opposing the PennEast pipeline passed unanimously to the applause of the audience. That’s so refreshing--Republicans and Democrats working together on a common issue.
Not only did the Commissioners oppose the tracking gas pipeline as bad for Carbon County, but they also agreed to attend the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission meeting to be held at Penn’s Peak on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. They plan to present the case to FERC on why the pipeline is bad for Carbon County.
While I don’t agree with everything the Commissioners do, I thought this was a brave act to go against the wishes of a multi-billion dollar company. I’m proud of our Commissioners and their stand.
This is nothing to do with Politics. When you have people really concerned about the environment this is the true results. They really care about our resources here in our beautiful Carbon County.
ReplyDeleteNow if we can only get our Supervisors to get moving and make a decision to pass a resolution here in Towamensing. Time to make a decision and act.
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