About the Gas CompanyBuilders/Owners - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., subsidiary of

Kinder MorganDrillers and Sellers of Gas - Kinder Morgan

Sources of Gas - Fracking wells in Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania & NY

The Pipeline RoutePlanned to connect at hub in Wright, NY

Enter MA at RichmondFollow high tension electric lines to Deerfield

Cross Deerfield & Connecticut Rivers Up toward NH border towns to terminal in Dracut

About the PipelinesNORTHEAST EXPANSION

Majority of the proposed route is a buried 30” high-pressuretransmission line containing natural gas obtained by

fracking. In eastern Middlesex Co., will be a 36” diameter line

CONNECTICUTEXPANSION

New pipeline to be runalongside two older

ones.36” with a “pigging

facility”

About the PipelineCOMPRESSOR STATIONS

• Placed every 40-60 miles to maintain pressure along the line.

• Barn size facilities on several acres with approx. 10 ft. diameter

fans that run 24/7 and substantial lighting at night.Noise levels usually range from 50-90 decibels at

distance. • They also exhaust gas and fracking chemical

residues.

About the PipelineMODERN COMPRESSOR STATION in PA

About the PipelineCUSTOMERS FOR GAS

Customers most often mentioned are primarily electric generation

plants out east and a few proposed lateral lines.

Pipeline capacity is nearly 10 times what's needed for these.

Company's memos also cite LNG developers and sending gas

northward, mentioning Canadian Maritimes.

About the PipelineNOT YOUR GRAMPA'S PIPELINE

Not like the LP or natural gas line to your house.

30” diameter, holding chemical-laden fracked gas, known to contain many dozens of

carcinogens, neurotoxins & endocrine disrupters.

Maintains pressure up to 1,500 psiMore pressure for steep terrain

Ruptures and explosions create super-hot extended burns until

miles of gas between safety valves burns off

20” Pipeline in West Virginia2/3 the diameter • 30” would be 2.25 times more

capacity

Stages of Pipeline Development

1) Planning and Survey• TGP/Kinder Morgan approaches landowners and some

towns for survey• Developing detailed map and review of conditions for

applying to FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) for Certificate

2) Pre-Filing• Starts once TGP/Kinder Morgan files application with FERC• Public Comment Period when general public, NGOs, Govt. Agencies can file reports and opinions on the impact of the

pipeline• Gas company and FERC required to hold public hearings

with towns in which the pipeline is to be built

3) Construction• Starts once FERC grants “Certificate of Convenience &

Public Necessity”April 2017 - November 2018

Stages of Pipeline Development

What We Can DoDELAY THE SURVEY & PLANNING!

This was the death of a pipeline in Wakefield / Saugus area in 2008Saying no forces them to file with Mass DPU for permission – stall

of 4-6 monthsCan appeal to the DPU with Public Comment or as Intervenor

LANDOWNERSIf you’re approached for a survey - TELL THEM NO

If you’ve already said yes, but haven’t signed an agreement,you can rescind permission – sample letter online

Talk to your select board, planning commission, conservation commission

and tell them to tell the pipeline company no surveys

Saying no to the survey is not the same as not negotiating an easement!

What We Can DoPUT ORGANIZED RESISTANCE IN PLACE

FOR DPU OR FERC HEARINGSTOWNS

Vote in a Non-Binding Resolution against the pipeline- Find out deadline submission deadline and require no. of

signatures- Draft up the Resolution & get signatures

- Turn in town select board for review- Bring out the vote

Conservation / Planning CommissionsIdentify areas of ecological sensitivity and gather any

protective resolutions or ordinances already in place or draft up new ones!

Conservation & Land Trust GroupsWrite statement of intent to protect the lands under your

care

What We Can DoDELAY THE SURVEY & PLANNING!

INDIVIDUALSSign the State-Wide Petition

Send link to online petition to email and social mediaPrint out petiton and gather petitions at meeting places

- Civic organization meetings - Shopping centers & gathering spots, cafés

- School events – Festivals, fairs, farmers markets

Talk to your neighbors & friendsThere are no public announcements yet – talk to your family

& friends and let them know. Reach out to people in other parts of the state as

well.Write Letters to the Editor, Invite Reporters to

PresentationsGet the word out!

Hold letter-writing parties to help friends get motivated.

What We Can DoPREPARE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODResearch all you can on:- Laws and protections in place to be brought up as objections

- Protected open land, wetlands, forest- Endangered species in pipeline's path- Contact state agencies who manage these

- Health and safety concerns (try to back up with statements from)- Emergency management officials – can they handle rupture or explosion?- Power companies and electric, railroad and other worker's unions- Local Dept. of Public Works, water quality issues

Talk to your elected officials and gov't agencies: Local, State and Federal- State your concerns- Ask them questions- Back any legislation that would boost efficiency or clean energy

What We Can DoPREPARE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODResearch all you can on:- Economic issues

- Fuel and utility prices will remain subject to market volatility- Finite resource, price will only go up, especially if exported- Paid for by new tariff on ratepayers

- Abutting land owner's issues (informational meetings for land owners?)- Resale value- Damage to ability to get mortgage & insurance- Restrictions on land use (cannot drive over pipeline, cut off from own land)- Still paying regular property taxes

Online Resourceswww.nofrackedgasinmass.org

- Maps of proposed pipeline route- Town by Town listing of mobilization effort- Increasing volume of information (with sources cited)- Contact info for legislators & regulatory agencies- Resource Materials (Info sheets, sample letters,

sample resolution)- Link to State-Wide Petition to Ban New Gas Pipelines

and Champion Sustainable Energy