To: [email protected]

Hi Ruth,

I hope this message finds you well, and happy holidays to you. I'm reaching out on behalf of Extinction Rebellion (XR), a global movement known for its creative, non-violent protests that have helped compel legislation, push governments to act, and shift public discourse on the climate and ecological crisis.

As we determine our priorities for 2025, we’ve identified concerns regarding the proposed expansion project in Brookfield. Specifically, our research team noted that the Environmental Sensitivities and Enhancements section of your overview document focuses solely on site-specific impacts. Notably absent are any discussions of the downstream effects of transporting an additional 125 MMcf of methane gas daily.

We believe the public deserves transparency about the broader implications of this project. For instance, the expansion would be responsible for emissions equivalent to 18,150 internal combustion engine vehicles driven for one year and carry over $15 million in climate-related social costs annually.

How do you plan to inform the community about these critical downstream impacts? Would it not be in the public’s interest to present a comprehensive view of the project’s environmental and social consequences?

We look forward to your response.

With love and rage,

XR_Fairfield

https://oilandgaswatch.org/facility/3784

#Climateaction #methane #fossilfuelinfrastructure #connecticut #xr #iroquois #brookfield #1900feet #joinus #climatedefiance #PipelineResistance

As winter looms, #Gitxsan and #Gitanyow #pipeline #resistance shows no sign of slowing

#LandDefenders continue to organize against #PRGT as its environmental assessment certificate is up for review starting this week [Nov 27, 2024]

"[Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown], who’s chosen to make her home in a converted school bus heated by a wood stove, said she, too, will do what it takes to make sure the pipeline project is kiboshed. 'They’re not getting in here,' she told IndigiNews. 'Over my dead body.'

By Mike Graeme, November 27, 2024

"Up a forestry road north of Kispiox on Gitxsan Lax’yip (homelands), the sounds of hammering and power tools echo through the forest as golden leaves fall from aspen poplar and paper birch trees.

"With winter imminent, Maas Gwitkunuxws Teresa Brown — who is Gitxsan from the Gisk’aast (Fireweed) Clan — and her team hurry to build a structure to keep Brown’s four dogs and nine foster puppies warm during the cold months.

"In these territories of northwestern 'B.C.,' temperatures can be unforgiving, with lows known to drop to -30 C or colder at night.

"'It’s scary thinking I’m going to be out here in the winter, but it really feels like I can’t leave,' Brown says. 'I do this from love.'"

https://indiginews.com/features/winter-looms-gitxsan-and-gitanyow-pipeline-resistance

#BritishColumbia #CdnPol #DefendTheSacred #PipelineBlockade #PipelineResistance #PRGTPipeline #BigOilAndGas