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Stop Proposed Pipeline Under Connecticut River

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by Kate Donnelly, environmental activist

Please join Sunrise Wesleyan, NOPE and Sierra Club CT on Saturday, November 7 at 1 p.m. for our Walk to Stop the SERPent Pipeline. This 7-mile walk will take us from Hurd State Park—the location of Eversource’s proposed pipeline under the Connecticut River—to the Eversource facility in East Hampton.

This pipeline threatens Connecticut’s namesake river, while increasing utility costs and our reliance on methane gas, which disproportionately burdens environmental justice communities with unaffordable energy and air pollution. Furthermore, more methane gas is harming the climate. The walk will include speakers about the proposed pipeline, connection with nature, and utility justice, among other topics.

If you wish to join but don’t plan to walk, please gather at   1 p.m. at Hurd State Park entrance for inspiring speakers and a call to action. Find more info and register at tinyurl.com/eversourcepipelinewalk.

For more information, call Kate Donnelly, 860-604-4846.

Sierra Club Demands No Pipeline Expansion!

by Sena Wazer, Sierra Club CT

The Trump Administration has stated their intention to drive methane gas pipeline expansion in the Northeast. These expansions harm our communities, drive climate change, and raise our electricity prices.

Yet instead of standing up, governors across the Northeast—including in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts—are allowing for these expansions to move forward.

So we’re fighting back. But to be effective, we need to build people power across our states, and to do that, we need your help!

The No Pipeline Expansion (NOPE) Northeast Coalition is hosting an in-person and interactive workshop on Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Middletown. The workshop will include an opportunity to learn about gas pipeline expansions in Connecticut and the Northeast, build power, strategize next steps, and take action.

Whether you are a new or experienced activist, have engaged with the NOPE Northeast Coalition before or are brand new, we want you to join us. To find more information about the workshop and RSVP, please go to bit.ly/nopepipelineworkshop.

Please email sena.wazer@sierraclub.org with any questions and check out the coalition’s past work at nopenortheast.org.