FRRACS and friends go on a car parade at the site

Today, more FRRACS and allies employed a new form of protest during these strange times: a car parade. 17 cars drove around the access road that passes by the compressor construction site with signs and music blasting. It was car-thartic. Enbridge continues to cause harm and destruction but we won’t give up the fight. Thanks to all who joined us today. You can read our press release for the event below.

Press Release:

Concerned residents of the South Shore and their allies staged a safe, social distancing slow motor parade along the public access roadway of the Enbridge compressor construction site today to demand that Governor Baker and Enbridge close the construction site in response to the public health threat of the coronavirus. Cars with one occupant and signs such as "Enbridge violates our public health" and "Stay safe--No Compressor" drove slowly past the site to remind Enbridge that the efforts to stop their unsafe construction have not abated.

Governor Baker has refused to close unnecessary construction sites throughout the Commonwealth. Enbridge continues construction in Weymouth with no social distancing and questionable protocols for the safety and health of their workers. Many of the workers are from outside of Massachusetts and no travel restrictions are in place for these workers. By ignoring stay-in-place rules, social distancing rules, and travel advisories, Governor Baker and Enbridge are threatening the health and safety of the residents of the Fore River Basin.

The Rev. Betsy Sowers, Environmental Justice coordinator for FRRACS, states, "During this pandemic, when first responders are risking their lives to treat the sick, and residents are confined to our homes to protect one another, it is unconscionable that Enbridge is endangering its own workers and the public by continuing construction on a project to export gas to Canada. For the safety of Mass residents and workers, Gov. Baker needs to shut down this project and send the workers back to their home states until the pandemic has passed."