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greatlaurel

(2,010 posts)
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:09 AM Nov 2014

11/20/2014 Who's In Charge? An Information Session on the 70,000 Miles of Proposed Pipelines in Ohio

If anyone is interested in all the new pipelines being proposed for Ohio

Who's In Charge? An Information Session on the 70,000 Miles of Proposed Pipelines in Ohio


Athens, OH

Thursday, November 20, 2014
6:30-8:30 p.m.

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Due to the growth of fracking, energy companies want to move oil and gas out of Ohio and around the world. Companies are asking landowners to sign easements so they can build pipelines, and land is also being purchased, or acquired through easements, for compressors and processing facilities. Farmers, landowners, neighbors, and communities need to understand the environmental and financial risks.

Join OEFFA, Ted Auch of FracTracker Alliance, Nathan Johnson of the Ohio Environmental Council, and others to learn about:
• New proposed pipelines in Ohio
• How state and federal agencies regulate pipelines
• How you and your land may be impacted
• How organic farmers and farmland may be impacted
• Eminent domain and your rights as a landowner
• When you need to speak to an attorney

This event is co-sponsored by Ohio University Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics (http://ohio.edu/appliedethics). Director Alyssa Bernstein will provide an introduction and facilitate the discussion.

Ohio University, Porter Hall Room 105
Athens, OH

Contact:
Amalie Lipstreu / (614) 421-2022 /

http://policy.oeffa.org/fracking

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11/20/2014 Who's In Charge? An Information Session on the 70,000 Miles of Proposed Pipelines in Ohio (Original Post) greatlaurel Nov 2014 OP
Recommended. Few people realize how riddled our country and our waters are with pipelines. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1
Have a big high pressure gas line less than 75 feet from where I am sitting right now. greatlaurel Nov 2014 #2
Have you seen this site? NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #3
New one for me. Thanks for the link! greatlaurel Nov 2014 #4
oh please, they are tryingto build a high pressure pipeline hollysmom Nov 2014 #5
Here are some related threads I posted prior to the creation of Appalachia Group theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #6
An NGL pipeline through Kentucky was stopped (or at least delayed) A Little Weird Nov 2014 #7
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
1. Recommended. Few people realize how riddled our country and our waters are with pipelines.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:40 AM
Nov 2014

Take just the Gulf of Mexico, for example:

greatlaurel

(2,010 posts)
2. Have a big high pressure gas line less than 75 feet from where I am sitting right now.
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:59 AM
Nov 2014

Last edited Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:01 PM - Edit history (1)

If that line ever blows, there will be nothing left of any of us or any of our possessions. At least 60 or 70 acres of land around us would be incinerated, as well.

That very thing happened not too many miles from here:
http://woub.org/2011/11/16/explosion-reported-northern-athens-county

The company was supposed to finally start repairs to the lines just this spring, 2 years later.
http://www.woub.org/2014/05/14/gas-line-company-repair-pipes-athens-county

 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. Have you seen this site?
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:08 AM
Nov 2014

I was looking for any energy infrastructure maps of Morgan County and hit this page:

http://gomarcellusshale.com/group/morgancountyohio

There are some maps and some conversations of interest.
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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
5. oh please, they are tryingto build a high pressure pipeline
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 01:14 AM
Nov 2014

through my very densely populated city/county. insanity! Like it will be under houses. no safe route near by. it is not like there is a lot of open land.

My brother lived in an apartment house near Edison NJ a pipe line blew up and burnt a lot of those apartments to the ground, but everyone got out safely because .... there was a 6 foot high berm between the pipeline and the apartments and it was a distance away. NOT under someone's house! and these companies are cheaping out on the maintenance and construction, the accidents are increasing. I am not happy at all.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
6. Here are some related threads I posted prior to the creation of Appalachia Group
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 07:08 AM
Nov 2014

There are links here to maps where the fracking activity in App Ohio is located in the state's seismic zones. There's also a plan to conduct fracking operations in the state parks.

Some of these links may be outdated but if you can locate a map of the faultlines you'll find there's a lot of fracking going on in these areas.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1071853
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1127&pid=50729
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112753176
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112764740

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)
7. An NGL pipeline through Kentucky was stopped (or at least delayed)
Sat Nov 15, 2014, 10:26 AM
Nov 2014

Grassroots resistance can sometimes win (although the pipeline company claims it was the market rather than the resistance that stopped the pipeline). http://www.courier-journal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/04/28/bluegrass-pipeline-put-hold/8430261/

I think the key is getting enough people engaged. The representatives from the gas companies were caught lying, bullying, threatening and trespassing. So getting to potential landowners early is very important.

Some things to think about before granting a pipeline easement on your property: http://www.kyrc.org/webnewspro/138142064642871.shtml -I'm sure some of the issues and laws are different between Kentucky and Ohio but I think it could be helpful in giving some people an idea of the questions they should ask.

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