Currently the city of Fall River, Massachusetts has been targeted by
Weaver's Cove Energy to site a huge LNG facility only feet away
from a residential neighborhood, a school, at least 2 nursing homes,
and family development. This site would also impact a residential
neighborhood in the town of Somerset, Massachusetts,
which has also been targeted by an LNG company.
These two sites would have an adverse effect on many communities
such as Swansea, Massachusetts and several Rhode Island communities
such as Jamestown, Tiverton, Portsmouth and Newport.
Amerada Hess has joined Weaver's Cove in trying to bring LNG to a populated area. On June 26, a group of members from the Coalition demonstrated in front of a Hess gas station to send a message that we do not want LNG in the Fall River / Somerset area.
Public Officials Against Siting
LNG Facilities in Populated Areas:
FERC/Baker Botts Partnership?
At a recent FERC hearing that took place in
Rhode Island in early January 2005 FERC officials
used a box to hold their files. It is interesting to note that the box had the Baker Botts law firm logo printed on the side of the box.
Baker Botts is the law firm representing HESS LNG, the company trying to locate an LNG terminal in Fall River. The picture above shows
Joseph Carvalho, the chairman of the coalition,
displaying the box to the audience. Meet the chairman of Baker Botts here, and see how powerful this law firm really is.
The Board of Directors of the Coalition for Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities requests that you download several copies of our petition calling for an amendment to Section 30-93. The Coalition believes that the amendment will protect people and property by insuring that 'both the fire and police chiefs of the city (Fall River) and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency shall review the safety plan, security plan, emergency response plan, fire protection plan and evacuation plan of a proposed facility". Please obtain as many signatures as possible and we will present them to the City Council's Subcommittee on Ordinances when our amendment is put on the agenda. Only registered voters of Fall River may sign the petition. Thank you.
COALITION MEMBERS:
Bayview Neighborhood Association of Tiverton, Rhode Island
Coalition For Social Justice
Stop Weaver’s Cove
Green Futures
North-End Neighborhood Association
Sandy Beach Association
Bank Street Neighborhood Association
Corky Row Association
Coalition Against Poverty
Niagara Neighborhood Association
Flint Village West Neighborhood
Association
Massachusetts Public Interest
Research Group (MASSPIRG)
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