Sunday, December 3, 2017

2017 FracTracker Award recipent Ray Kemble ON TRIAL Dec 11th hearing in Montrose


Here's an update about Ray Kemble of Dimock PA.
and the "Fracking Trial of the Century".

Court Hearing:
Ray's first hearing in Cabot Oil & Gas's $5M SLAPP suit is

WHEN: Monday, Dec 11th, at 9:30 AM
WHERE: Susquehanna County Court,
      105 Maple St, Montrose, PA 18801
PLEASE COME!!! This is the Fracking Trial of the Century.
​The court is hearing Ray's motion for immunity under PA's new Anti-SLAPP law,
and a motion to unseal Ray's actual settlement agreement with Cabot.=
Law nerds may appreciate reading the Case Record here:
Cabot v. Kemble 2017-936-CP
which available at the bit.ly/BHDCSDimockArchive

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Ray was recently honored to be a recipient of the
FracTracker 2017 Community Sentinel Award for
Environmental Stewardship. 

Event Video:
https://www.facebook.com/AmericansAgainstFracking/videos/1177959119004273/

You have probably heard Ray is being sued by Cabot Oil and Gas
for $5 Million Dollars (SLAPP suit).
(Info about the Dec 11th hearing is below...) 

There is some EXCITING NEWS about this case coming out this week...
Sorry to be a tease... stay tuned!!!

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Brief History

Ray Kemble of Dimock PA signed a lease with Cabot Oil and Gas in 2006.
At the time, Cabot's "Land Man" said there would be no problems, just a little
"Christmas Tree" over the wellhead.  Ray was completely unprepared
for the industrial onslaught which ensued.

Ray's private water well was first contaminated by gas drilling in 2009.

In the final of a series of Consent Orders and Settlement Agreements (COSAs)
dated Dec 15, 2010, between Cabot and PA DEP, Cabot was banned from Drilling and
Fracking inside the "Dimock Impacted Area" (9 square miles) until
the problems were fixed.
The ban is still in place today.
However, PA DEP did allow Cabot to frack 7 "stranded" wells
inside the "Dimock Impacted Area" after Cabot argued they had
met the terms of the COSA. (For some reason, Cabot only seems
to have fracked 6/7).

Mr. Kemble experienced NEW water quality changes, even worse
than before.



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LEARN MORE about the HISTORY OF DIMOCK
To understand the importance of this case,
you have to understand the history of what has
happened in Dimock.

Check out these two excellent videos
by Hope Forpeace for background info.




If you are more of a reader:
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Current Media and Press
Official Current Press Release:
TinyURL.com/KembleDec11HearingPressRelease

Press Contact:

Hope Forpeace / AK Productions

Alternate Press Contact:

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Ray Needs funds....

Ray Kemble is 1/2 way to raising funds necessary to SAVE HIS HOME.
Please contribute here: TinyURL.com/LastManStandingInDimock
so that Ray can keep fighting.

Listen to Actor Jamie Cromwell and Craig Stevens say why this is
important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJRKfYV9TM

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Court Hearing:

Ray's first hearing in Cabot Oil & Gas's
$5M SLAPP suit against him is:

WHEN: Monday, Dec 11th, at 9:30 AM
WHERE: Susquehanna County Court,
      105 Maple St, Montrose, PA 18801
PLEASE COME!!! This is the Fracking Trial of the Century.
​The court is hearing Ray's motion for immunity under PA's new Anti-SLAPP law.

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Ray is LEGENDARY! A true FOLK HERO!



Ray has become so well known for his advocacy for clean water,
that some top artists have honored Ray:

Here is acclaimed graphic artist Charlotta Janssen's portrait of
Ray, painted in 2012, which she prophetically titled, "Last Man"
Wow! Check out this song by The Mammals (Mike + Ruthy).
"Drill on the Horizon / Ray's Song"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo9fV2X4gyM

And here's a song by Marc Black called Sing for the Silenced,
which is about people like Ray who are silenced by Gag Orders.
(this is a major topic of Ray's SLAPP suit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQu3Re5AEN0
Ray's goal is to challenge the legality (and stupidity) of allowing gag orders
when public health and safety is at risk.
"No one should be forced to trade
    Free Speech for Clean Water"
             -- Ray Kemble

Please help however you are able.
  1. Donate if you are able.
  2. Come to court on Dec 11th in Montrose at 9:30 AM.
  3. SHARE THIS INFORMATION ON ALL CHANNELS!
    (Email lists, social media, blogs)
THANK YOU!
BH

--
William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research
WilliamAHuston.blogspot.com

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Why won't FERC shut down XNG's PA-to-NY "Pipe to Pipe" operation?

Over the past few months, I've been asking attorneys at the Enforcement Division of FERC to make an enforcement action against XNG, Xpress Natural Gas' Bulk, Wholesale, Pipe-to-Pipe CNG "Virtual Pipeline" operation between Forest Lake, Susquehanna County, PA, and Manheim, Herkimer County, NY, which from what I see, is illegal a DOZEN different ways.

We at the Stop the #BombTrucks blog feel that wholesale, bulk interstate commerce in natural gas by #VirtualPipelines is CERTAINLY jurisdiction of Federal Energy Regulatory Comission by a plain reading of the Natural Gas Act.

It may seem strange to look to FERC for help!
Many of us feel FERC is one of the most corrupt government agencies.

However, FERC jurisdiction would require a multi-year Environmental Impact Statement, and HALT XNG: Xpress Natural Gas's illegal "Pipe to Pipe" operation in the meantime.

So why does FERC look they other way?
So far, they have completely ignored the issue.

There are clues in docket# CP14-32, a Petition for Declaratory Ruling by Gulf Oil Limited Partnership to build a small LNG facility in Northeast PA and deliver LNG by truck to customers in New England. (Notice the similarity to XNG's operation, only it's LNG, not CNG).

These clues seem to indicate that XNG's P2P *would* be jurisdictional.

But perhaps more interesting is FERC's process here, for a new business which wants to a) set up shop QUICKLY and b) not have to go through a multi-year EIS (expensive hassle), and not even be guaranteed a positive outcome because of those "damn hippies" (antis) who have gotten so good at killing pipelines. =8^)

Here's the process!

1: Ask FERC, "This is not jurisdictional activity, right?"

2: Write a check for $25,000.

3: After FERC the check clears, FERC declares, "Yes, we agree. This is not jurisdictional activity."

Now here's the really strange thing. I submitted a FOIL request to FERC, which is a really elaborate process! It took weeks for them even to accept it. And I had to argue for it. I asked FERC to show me documents where our friends at XNG had asked FERC for a declaratory ruling on their brand new Pipe-to-Pipe CNG operation.

Their answer: "No such records exist".
Huh? You mean XNG never asked the question? They just ran off and did it?

But why won't FERC issue an enforcement action, when XNG has failed to write a check for $25,000 like Gulf Oil did?

I still don't have an answer yet....
Stay Tuned!

-- Your Humble Editor (BH)

If you want to support my work fighting "Virtual Pipelines",
aka, Type-4 CNG #BombTrucks, then please donate generously
by Paypal:  TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston .
I need your support to continue this work!

PS: My friend Ray Kemble REALLY needs your help.
Video pitch: youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJRKfYV9TM
Donate here: YouCaring.com/LastManStandingInDimock





--
William Huston:  WilliamAHuston@gmail.com
Binghamton NY

Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research
WilliamAHuston.blogspot.com

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