{"id":8615,"date":"2014-05-01T12:07:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T16:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=8615"},"modified":"2014-05-01T12:44:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T16:44:25","slug":"ashby-mass-grilled-pipeline-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/ashby-mass-grilled-pipeline-company.html","title":{"rendered":"Ashby, Mass. grilled pipeline company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ashby,_Massachusetts\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Ashby_ma_highlight.png\/375px-Ashby_ma_highlight.png\"><\/a>\r\nA tiny town of about 3,000 people grilled pipeline reps for two hours.\r\nWhy didn&#8217;t the pipeline companies fix the leaky pipelines they had\r\nbefore building new ones, their Board of Selectment wanted to know\r\namong many other good questions.\r\nRepresentatives from Kinder Morgan and its subsidiary\r\nTennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP)\r\nsaid stuff happens and those were bigger issues and basically\r\ndon&#8217;t worry your pretty little heads.\r\nThe locals weren&#8217;t buying it.<!--more-->\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegram.com\/article\/20140130\/NEWS\/301299592\/0\/FRONTPAGE\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.telegram.com\/apps\/pbcsi.dll\/bilde?Site=WT&#038;Date=20140130&#038;Category=NEWS&#038;ArtNo=301299592&#038;Ref=V1&#038;maxW=335\"><\/a>\r\nA Selectman summed it up:\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\nWe&#8217;ve heard a lot about the common good.\r\n<p>\r\nAshby really has very little to gain and an awful lot to lose\r\nby the pipeline coming through.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThe lead pipeline rep hung his head and then pumped his fist (at 2:18)\r\nbefore he managed a tight forced smile and went on to promise Open Houses.\r\n<p>\r\nOur local elected governments could do the same here,\r\nwherever here is, where you are reading this.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/93147041#at=698\">\r\nthe video on Vimeo<\/a> of the 23 April 2014\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.ashby.ma.us\/Selectmen\/Selectmen.htm\">\r\nAshby, Mass. Board of Selectmen Regular Session<\/a>;\r\nthe pipeline part starts at about 11 minutes.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/93147041\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<p>\r\nSeen today on\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1395404004053088\/permalink\/1420413111552177\/?stream_ref=2\">Stop TGP Northeast Expansion<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tiny town of about 3,000 people grilled pipeline reps for two hours. Why didn&#8217;t the pipeline companies fix the leaky pipelines they had before building new ones, their Board of Selectment wanted to know among many other good questions. 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