Pipeline Petition, Advocacy Training, and More
Dear neighbors, It’s time to s
ign our new petition to Oppose the Construction of Enbridge's Proposed Fracked-Gas Pipeline in Chatham County! Please add your name and share it far and wide! If every person on our listserv share our petition with just 5 people in Chatham County, we would go well beyond our first goal of 1,000 signatures voicing their opposition to a new fracked-gas project.
Our deep thanks to Jan Burger of Paperhand Puppet Project for this No Pipeline artwork.
By signing this petition, you are voicing your opposition to a project that imperils our community’s health, environment, and legacy. Together, we can protect Chatham County from the adverse effects of fracked gas infrastructure and safeguard our environment for future generations.
The Enbridge pipeline is not just a piece of infrastructure; it is an environmental threat. It aims to transport fracked gas, a method notorious for causing detrimental environmental impacts, from nearby regions into our county. Fracking operations have been linked to groundwater contamination, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and numerous health problems in areas across the United States. Yet, the benefits of this pipeline are nonexistent for Chatham County— it serves external markets, leaving us to bear all the risks and none of the rewards.
The International Energy Agency has called for an immediate end to new investments in fossil fuel pipelines. With all the cleaner alternatives available, the only benefit of new pipelines is to increase the corporate profits of pipeline owners. Yet while the potential for harm is well known, government agencies keep rubber-stamping permits.
The construction and maintenance of the pipeline threatens to destroy what generations of Chatham County residents have lovingly nurtured and protected, as well as land that Indigenous communities, like the Tuscarora, have stewarded for time immemorial.
There are viable alternatives to projects like the Enbridge pipeline: investing in sustainable and renewable energy sources that don't come with these hazardous environmental impacts. We must advocate for energy solutions that preserve our natural surroundings and ensure a healthier future for all residents of Chatham County.
Here is our petition link you can share: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/oppose-the-enbridge-fracked-gas-pipeline?source=direct_link&
This is a general petition to collect voices of opposition across the entire state and Southeast! When the time comes, we'll launch additional actions directly targeting key decision makers (NCDEQ, Army Corps, etc.)
Next! Join Aidan at an Advocacy Training Day in Greensboro for Guilford and Forsyth Counties!
Discuss Data Centers, Energy Rate Hikes, and Fossil Fuel Resistance Across the Triad with Aidan and other community leaders. This event is open to all, whether you're new to advocacy or an experienced organizer looking to sharpen your skills and connect. Thanks to Piedmont Promise for collaborating on this event! Flyer below with event details.
Flyer for Greensboro Action Training
Reminder: Scandal at Duke Energy Hearing Kills the Case for $63 Billion Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Expansion -- NC WARN News Release
According to the email below from NC WARN:
"Duke Energy CEO Harry Sideris recently boasted to corporate investors, ‘We have a [recruiting] team in place that their goal, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, is how do we get these things signed quicker?’ Duke’s North Carolina president Kendal Bowman confirmed (1:03:00) during the hearing that this same aggressive recruiting of energy-guzzling data centers is in use in NC."
