Pipeline E-37 They call it: The Reliability & Resilience Project We call it: A Bad I dea

1. Pipeline E-37 They call it: The Reliability & Resilience Project We call it: A Bad Idea

2. Stop NY Fracked Gas Pipeline (SNYFGP) formed in 2014 to fight the Northeast Energy (NED) pipeline.

3. Community Advocates for a Sustainable Environment (CASE) promotes renewable energy. We hold a renewable energy fair each fall.

4. Who proposed the pipeline? • National Grid/Niagara Mohawk/NiMo • Is a multinational utility headquartered in London with over $15 billion in revenues. • In 2007 National Grid became the second largest utility in the US with 8 million customers.

5. Where is the proposed route? • It will start in Bethlehem • Go under the Hudson River • Cut through East Greenbush • End in North Greenbush near the Bell Top School

7. Construction will disrupt • The Hudson River • Route 9J • Railroad tracks • Interstate 90 • Route 4 • Luther Road • Columbia Turnpike (9 & 20) • Rt 43

8. National Grid is proposing To begin construction in the fall and take 3 years to build. The pipeline will be 7.3 miles long, 16” wide with a maximum 300 psi.

9. 3 Years of Construction • Blasting and heavy equipment • Potential well water and drainage problems • Traffic issues • Noise and dust

10. Pipelines leak Leaking methane from Boston's delivery system Yellow spikes indicate concentrations exceeding 2.5 parts per million. Source: New York Times

11. It is bad for our community Sometimes pipelines explode: In September 2018 in Lawrence MA an over pressurized pipe destroyed 40 homes and killed one person.

12. Pipelines are not safe Fracked gas is methane gas. During the fracking process chemicals are injected into the ground to release the gas. Fracked gas containsbenzene, toluene, xylene, radon and formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals.

13. Fracking was banned in NY • Fracking was banned in New York because of the health dangers, yet we import fracked gas from PA endangering the health and safety of people in that state.

14. Pipelines leak toxic chemicals • Through the fracking process, planned venting and leaks, pipelines release methane and fracking chemicals into our air. This is bad for the environment and our health.

15. E37 is a Climate Disaster Fracked gas is methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Methane is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over 20 years. Leaks or “fugitive” methane emissions range from 1 to 9 percent of total life cycle emissions.

16. Gas is not a bridge fuel National Grid hopes to capture customers who want to switch from oil to gas by claiming gas is cleaner than oil. It does burn cleaner, but when fracking and leakage is considered, many scientists claim that gas is a more dangerous to our climate than oil and coal.

17. Gas is not abridge fuel Gas infrastructure that is built today is designed to be paid for over time… sometimes up to 65 years. We expect to phase out its use as we connect to more renewable energy. Therefore we will have billions in stranded assets when these pipelines are not used for their expected lifespan. To protect our climate- we must stop building new fossil fuel infrastructure

18. Why does National Grid want to build the E37 Pipeline? They want to lock us into buying fracked gas for decades. They want to protect their profits into the future as the climate demands the world transitions away from Fossil Fuels.

19. National Grid’s Application National Grid’s application to the Public Service Commission to build the pipeline claims it is needed to address projected growth of 1.1% and to address a potential supply interruption.

20. The Pipeline is not needed 1. The projected 1.1% growth rate can be met by conservation and alternative energy sources. 2. There has never been a supply disruption even during last winter’s cold spell.

21. National Grid did not seriously consider alternative energy The State Energy Policy requires that state policies are consistent with the goal of a 40% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030. We can’t reduce emissions by building more fossil fuel infrastructure.

22. Inconsistent with climate goals Further development of untapped gas reserves, including new shale wells, is inconsistent with the climate goals in the Paris Agreement and Governor Cuomo’s energy goals for NY State.

23. Ratepayers Pay The proposed pipelinewill cost $70 million. East Greenbush will receive no benefit from the pipeline yet pay for the pipeline and National Grid will profit for years to come.

24. Renewable alternatives • Conservation • Weatherizing • Geothermal • Solar and wind • Can meet our growth needs

25. Renewables can heat our homes

26. Renewables Can Displace Coal and Gas • The dramatic and ongoing cost declines for wind and solar disrupt the business model for gas in the power sector. Wind and solar • are already cheaper to build • and operate than coal and gas • in most markets.

27. Gas Is Not Essential for Grid Reliability Wind and solar combined with battery storage is fast becoming competitive with gas plants designed for this purpose (known as “peakers”). Managing high levels of wind and solar on the grid requires optimizing a wide range of technologies and solutions, including battery storage, demand response, and transmission. There is no reason to favor gas as the primary solution.

28. Westchester Example • Project NYSERDA Westchester Clean Energy: Incentives to switch to clean reliable energy • NY-GEO: Boost Heat Pump Installations • NYPA: Low cost financing for renewable projects • Con Edison: Incentives to switch to renewable energies

29. What You Can Do • Submit a comment to the Public Service Commission – Case 19-T-0069 • Sign our postcard and collect signatures from your friends and family • Call Chairperson Rhodes from the Public Service Commission • Write a Letter to the Editor • Chairperson Commissioner Rhodes Representatives • Join SNYFGP

30. Post a comment • http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/MatterManagement/CaseMaster.aspx?MatterCaseNo=19-T-0069

31. Post a comment

32. Letter to the Editor • The Albany Times Union • 250 word limit • Reference a previous article or letter • Send to: tuletters@timesunion.com • The Advertiser • 350 word limit • Weekly deadline, Friday at 4 pm • Send to: articles@theadvertiser.us

33. Call the PSC and your Representatives • Commissioner Rhodes • 518-474-2523 • john.rhodes@dps.ny.gov • State Senator Daphne Jordan 518-455-2381/ 518-371-2751 • State Representative Jake Ashby 518-455-5777/ 518-477-5404

34. What You Can Do • Join us • Caseonline.org • Newsletters • Meetings