Spectra - River View Observer https://riverviewobserver.net A lifestyle and entertainment publication serving the Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Weehawken, West New York, North Bergen, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Secaucus and Guttenberg Waterfront Communities Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:18:48 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associtations and NO Gas Pipline request your presence At Jersey City -City Hall https://riverviewobserver.net/the-downtown-coalition-of-neighborhood-associtations-and-no-gas-pipline-request-your-presence-at-jersey-city-city-hall/ Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:18:48 +0000 http://riverviewobserver.net/?p=4648  Come to the Event Monday, March 26 7pm-8:30 pm FERC APPROVES Spectra Pipeline! Pipeline Update Presentation & Panel at City Hall The Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (DCNA) and NO Gas Pipeline, together with our panel guests below, will provide an update on the proposed Spectra Energy gas pipeline and what options are available if we need … Continue reading The Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associtations and NO Gas Pipline request your presence At Jersey City -City Hall →

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FERC APPROVES Spectra Pipeline! Pipeline Update Presentation & Panel at City Hall

The Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (DCNA) and NO Gas Pipeline, together with our panel guests below, will provide an update on the proposed Spectra Energy gas pipeline and what options are available if we need to overturn the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) ruling following the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) relative to Jersey City. This event will start promptly at 7:00 PM. Q&A to Panel will follow.
  Monday, March 26, 2012 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – PANEL DISCUSSION 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm FILM VIEWING “DON’T BLOW UP”
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall 230 Grove Street, Jersey City
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued their Final Environment Impact Study (FEIS) two weeks ago approving of Spectra’s plans to build a pipeline through the heart of Jersey City to deliver gas to Manhattan. For those not familiar with the plans, you can find a map of the route as well as other information on the NO Gas Pipeline WEBSITE.
What does this mean for THE VILLAGE section of downtown Jersey City.
This is possibly one of the most important issues to face our neighborhood, and your involvement is key to stopping it.
Check out this NBC report filmed right in our neighborhood HERE
PROGRAM 7:00 pm – 7:05 pm Introductions by Marlene O’Haire-Sandkamp, President DCNA & Dale Hardman, President, NO Gas Pipeline
7:05 pm – 7:10 pm Mayor’s film on Spectra Energy pipeline: Mayor Jerramiah Healy & Jennifer Morrill, Press Secretary
7:10 pm – 7:20 pm Speech by Mayor Jerramiah Healy
7:20 pm – 7:3 0pm Derek Fanciullo, Attorney for Jersey City Update on pipeline and what City is doing with a 1 pg take-away printed for audience
7:30 pm – 7:40 pm Comments by Jersey City Environmental Commission: William ‘BJ’ Schulte, Attorney, Eastern Environmental Law Center & Vice Chairman
7:30 pm – 7:40 pm Speech by Councilman Steven Fulop
7:50 pm – 8:00 pm Speech by Dale Hardman
8:00 pm – 8:05 pm Wrap up Comments by Marlene O’Haire-Sandkamp
8:05 pm to 8:30 pm Q&A Panel
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm Film: Jersey City-NYC Spectra “Don’t Blow Up” by Shannon Ayala

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]]> Natural Gas Pipeline in California Suburb Highlights Safety Concerns Expressed by Jersey City Officials https://riverviewobserver.net/natural-gas-pipeline-in-california-suburb-highlights-safety-concerns-expressed-by-city-officials-impact-in-densely-populated-jersey-city-would-be-catastrophic/ https://riverviewobserver.net/natural-gas-pipeline-in-california-suburb-highlights-safety-concerns-expressed-by-city-officials-impact-in-densely-populated-jersey-city-would-be-catastrophic/#respond Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:42:34 +0000 http://riverviewobserver.net/?p=2863 Impact in Densely Populated Jersey City Would Be Catastrophic JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and other city officials today reiterated concerns about the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Jersey City following Thursday night’s devastating pipeline explosion in a suburb of San Francisco.  “We have repeatedly expressed our concerns about Spectra Energy … Continue reading Natural Gas Pipeline in California Suburb Highlights Safety Concerns Expressed by Jersey City Officials →

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JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and other city officials today reiterated concerns about the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Jersey City following Thursday night’s devastating pipeline explosion in a suburb of San Francisco.

 “We have repeatedly expressed our concerns about Spectra Energy running a high-pressure natural gas pipeline through our city, and what happened yesterday in San Bruno brings those fears to a new level,” said Mayor Healy. “While the incident in California is still under investigation, the explosion there claimed several lives, injured many, and leveled dozens of homes. If this type of explosion were to happen in a city our size, we cannot begin to comprehend the level of devastation, destruction and loss of life. It would be catastrophic.”

 

San Bruno is a city

 

one-sixth of the size of Jersey City

, with an approximate population of 40,000 people. Jersey City has a quarter million residents, a figure that more than doubles during the weekday work hours as the city is also an employment hub.According to initial reports city officials have received, the California natural gas pipeline that erupted was a “Class IV” pipeline, the same thickness of pipe that Spectra has proposed constructing through Jersey City. The difference, however, is that the pipeline in San Bruno was 24 inches in diameter, while the Jersey City pipeline is proposed to be even larger at 30 inches.

News reports state that even more than 12 hours after the explosion, only 75 percent of the fire in San Bruno had been contained.

“We still don’t know the full extent of the devastation in California, because crews have not been able to get into some areas,” said

 

 

OEM Coordinator Greg Kierce . “But preliminary reports indicate that water mains in the area ruptured due to the explosion, severely hampering the firefighting efforts. The issues raised in this incident are ones we have been expressing for months.”

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