FERC Still FERC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the government’s rubber stamp for the petroleum industry, continues being FERC and continues to bully its opponents. FERC remains a tool of the fossil fuel industry. OSFR had a […]
FERC And Washington Rubber-Stamp Pipeline Expansion Request
“According to FERC’s own analysis, the expanded pipeline will cause $8.8 billion in damages, and contribute 1.9 million metric tons of carbon per year in pollution…” FERC is up to its old tricks of rubber-stamping […]
Abuse of Power for Private Gain
“Abuse of power for private gain.” Some would define that as corruption. Liquified natural gas is a volatile substance and dozens have been killed in LNG related accidents. It is also on par with […]
Make a Comment to FERC on Sabal Trail, Deadline April 13, 2020
Surprisingly, Sabal Trail has gone way past their deadline for completion of all phases of its pipeline. The original deadline for Phase II Compressor Stations at Albany and Dunnellon was Feb. 2, 2018, but […]
Florida Water Conservation Month and Waterkeepers Florida 2019-04-02
The following is taken from the WWALS website and can be found here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back- Florida Water Conservation […]
Florida Waterkeepers Request Protection For Florida Waters
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the state water authorities have failed miserably to protect our water resources from depletion and pollution. This failure started many years ago, and despite much work and money […]
“Constitution’s Petition For Declaratory Order Is Denied….” FERC.
Yes, for whatever reason it seems that FERC has found some co..ourage to show some independence. Here is the bottom line on it’s latest ruling on the Constitution Pipeline: The Commission orders: Constitution’s petition […]
Strange Happenings at Useless FERC.
We are not used to FERC acting on its own with any kind of self direction, initiative or independence. For this reason it is unusual to read that this agency is opposing President Trump’s […]
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