This is what happens when there is no oversight or controls on an industry run by the unethical who feed on nothing but greed.

Scientific American - This is what happens when there is no oversight or controls on an industry run by the unethical who feed on nothing but greed (link)

It was quite a day on the Parcel of North yesterday! We hope to have a link to the video soon, but you can see here that the Great Green Man of the Solstice was there to lead the socially distanced parade. Rev. Betsy spoke of the light and Rev. Gretchen blessed the children of the area. An amazing time for all who attended and who sent elves from far and wide!

So when Gov. Gas isn't busy further polluting the Basin, he's busy on the other side of the state in another environmental justice zone. This Boston Globe article - In the nation’s asthma capital, plans to burn wood for energy spark fury - is a couple of months old, but we bring it up because burning wood and trash without benefit of scrubbers and filters is...well...really awful. And using trees for energy is...well...insane. And the climate bill currently in conference will consider trash and wood as "renewable" under the Renewable Portfolio Standard of the Dept. of Energy Resources (DOER). Hearings were held over a year ago on this and many came to speak about how crazy this was. All on the deaf ears of the Baker Administration.

Start-up of the compressor station has been delayed until at least January, after PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) stated that they would be doing a full safety review after Enbridge had two system failures in September.

Read more about this update in this follow up story from Spotlight fellow, Mike Stanton, in the Boston Globe. Just a few days ago, Mike Stanton released a Spotlight report on the fight against the compressor station. You can read it here.

Attention Fore River Campers: We were informed today by Congressman Lynch's office that the Weymouth compressor station would not begin operation until the final report on the cause of the second accident was completed. We will keep you informed as to when operations are to begin.

For daily information on Algonquin's shipping schedule, go to

https://infopost.spectraenergy.com/infopost/

While PHMSA does not seem to take its mandate to demand safety in gas facilities seriously, we thank Senators Markey and Warren for joining Congressman Lynch in calling for the compressor to be shut down UNTIL the root cause analysis is done.

Mike Stanton, a Spotlight Investigative Journalism fellow, followed our fight for nearly two years and has officially published his story on this fight. Many thanks to Mike Stanton for following and reporting on this story. The Boston Globe - Was it ever a fair fight?

Congressman Lynch wrote to PHMSA today to express his concern after they granted Enbridge approval for operation. He is asking that they place a stay on their approval until a cause is found for September’s system failures.

After receiving rubber stamp approval from PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration), Enbridge can begin operating their compressor station. This decision comes nearly three months after Enbridge was forced to shut down the compressor after they had two systems failures. PHMSA did a review of the failures and although they did not state a reason as two what caused the failures, they are allowing operation to continue. Please be aware as this means that Enbridge will be releasing gas into the community throughout the week.

The Boston Herald - Weymouth natural gas compressor will vent gas into the community during its first week of operations (link)

Go for a stroll in King Coves Park to see all the elves we have on display! Help us get to 310 elves by the end of the month. Thanks to WBZ News Radio for covering this story. You can read more below.

WBZ News Radio - "Elf Effigies" Set Up By Weymouth Compressor Station Opponents (link)

So much has happened over the past week, we are not sure where to begin. We always hesitate to overload you, but there is some very important information that we need to give you.

We want you to know--in case you have not already heard--that the investigation into the two accidents is supposedly complete. We found out about this on the afternoon before Thanksgiving. It was our November surprise! And very typical of the way Enbridge treats our community with such disrespect.

The two-day BACT appeal with MassDEP and Algonquin (Enbridge) concluded today. This is the appeal that the Town of Weymouth just dropped on October 30th--much to the surprise of their municipal partners and FRRACS.

Remember all of those trees along the roadway by the North Parcel that Enbridge tore down last year? Well, they believe they are not going to put them back up. Guess again!

Thanks to Board member Robert for working with Sen. O'Connor's office. And many thanks to Sen. O'Connor and the delegation for following up on this. Taxpayer money!

We are marking the (second) start-up of the Weymouth compressor station by inviting people to create or decorate an Elf effigy to be placed at Kings Cove Park, 82 Bridge Street, Weymouth, beginning on December 1, 2020.

After receiving the OK from PHSMA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) to begin operation, Enbridge stated that they’d place the compressor into service on December 1. Their startup date has since been delayed, though we don’t know until when.

Late in the day on Wednesday, as folks we’re heading into a holiday weekend, we received news that Enbridge was given the green light to turn on their compressor station. We are a bit tired of the loathsome games that Enbridge and their federal agency enablers like to play. You know--let's save some crappy news for a holiday or holiday eve so that we can show those little know-nothings in Weymouth who's boss!

WBUR - Feds Give Weymouth Compressor Station Approval To Start Up (link)

We were glad to sign on to the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance letter calling on the Massachusetts State Senate to pass the sewage notification bill which passed the House unanimously in July.

The public should know when sewage spills into our waterways.

We are hopeful that Senator Patrick O'Connor, State Senator John F. Keenan and State Senator Walter F. Timilty can help get this important bill passed this session.

Many thanks to the School Committee and the Town Council for taking the issue of safety and risk very, very seriously. While we are not interested in terrifying people, we must be acutely aware of the health and safety risks that this compressor, should it become operational in the next few weeks, presents for us a community.

If you have the time to watch the School Committee meeting of 11-19-2020, go to 3:05:59 to hear the conversation regarding schools and the compressor station.

For your reading pleasure, Campers. The executive session minutes from October 28 that concern the Town selling out to Enbridge for 30 pieces of silver... and due to lack of conviction and political will.