What you need to know about The Gansevoort Peninsula

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Spectra is applying for permits to begin construction as early as June. There are two crucial permissions Spectra needs for the Gansevoort Peninsula in the West Village, where they want to bury their pipeline. One is an easement from the Hudson River Park … Continue reading →

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Radon Test Demonstration

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

The first ever NYC Citizens Radon testing Program is underway! Only a couple dozen of our 200 test kits remain available. Sign up today to receive your radon test kit by sending an email to: contact@saneenergyproject.org. Or pick up a test … Continue reading →

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Announcing The NYC Citizen Radon Testing Program

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Sane Energy Project has organized the first ever Citizen’s Radon Testing Program. Why do we need to test? Because fracked gas from the Marcellus could bring radon right to our apartment stoves, putting the entire city at risk for a major health hazard. Read … Continue reading →

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What’s next for the Spectra pipeline?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

The next step in the FERC process will be to issue the final EIS (Environmental Impact Statement). They have given March 16th as the tentative date for that release. Following that, they will issue their final decision on whether to approve or … Continue reading →

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Survey says . . . Filed Comments Show Overwhelming Opposition to the Pipeline

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

On October 31st, the deadline to submit public comment on the NJ-NY Expansion Project, otherwise known as the Spectra Pipeline, closed. It took a while for FERC to upload all the comments, as well as transcribe the oral comments from … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Pushes Back on Opposition to the Pipeline

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

At this morning’s press conference (Bloomberg speaks out on Cuomo’s position on hydrofracking | Capital New York), in response to questions about The New York Times coverage of Thursday’s Spectra pipeline hearing, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg used the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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The New York Times Covers the Spectra Pipeline

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

The first major media coverage of the pipeline hit newsstands today, with an article by Times reporter, Mireya Navarro, who attended last Thursday’s hearing. The article generated enough buzz to be included in the NYToday news highlights and created a flurry of … Continue reading →

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