The environmental group “Save Carbon County” was formed seven years ago to fight the Penn East Pipeline. A grassroots group, its members testified before governmental bodies, were “intervenors” with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, worked with New Jersey volunteer groups,, wrote letters to newspapers, held public demonstrations, appeared on television, became experts on compressor stations and methane releases and liquified natural gas, lobbied legislators, and never gave up, even when the fight sometimes seemed hopeless.
The PennEast pipeline was stopped.
Now Save Carbon County is taking on other environmental issues. Members met tonight to discuss a number of proposed projects that will have a negative impact on Carbon County, its people, its tourist industry, and its natural beauty. These are people who know how to fight and don’t quit. I think they will be very effective. (Full disclosure here–I am a member of the group.)
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