Uwchlan Township Meeting April 8, 2019
Uwchlan Township Meeting April 8, 2019
 With the dispassionate reasoning of the FAA safety investigator he is, local resident Eric takes apart the fiction that Mariner East is a safe pipeline bringing benefits to Pennsylvanians.
With the dispassionate reasoning of the FAA safety investigator he is, local resident Eric takes apart the fiction that Mariner East is a safe pipeline bringing benefits to Pennsylvanians.
 Long-time resident Lex thought he was negotiating for Sunoco to put an ordinary pipeline 75 feet from his house. Wrong.
Long-time resident Lex thought he was negotiating for Sunoco to put an ordinary pipeline 75 feet from his house. Wrong.
 Former corporate research librarian and now activist Karen debunks claims by Sunoco and politicians that pipelines like Mariner East will bring benefits to ordinary Pennsylvanians.
Former corporate research librarian and now activist Karen debunks claims by Sunoco and politicians that pipelines like Mariner East will bring benefits to ordinary Pennsylvanians.
When Aston Township refused to answer Melissa’s questions about their dealings with Sunoco, she took them to court under the Right-to-Know law – and won. But it’s not that simple.
When Aston Township refused to answer Melissa’s questions about their dealings with Sunoco, she took them to court under the Right-to-Know law – and won. But it’s not that simple.
 Clean Water Council attorney Alex says Sunoco is NOT a public utility. Along with homeowners, they’re suing Sunoco to strip them of that status – and their ability to use eminent domain.
Clean Water Council attorney Alex says Sunoco is NOT a public utility. Along with homeowners, they’re suing Sunoco to strip them of that status – and their ability to use eminent domain.
 When it comes to Mariner East 2 and who’s responsible for what, local resident Christina says, “everyone’s throwing the ball around, but no one wants a glove to catch it.”
When it comes to Mariner East 2 and who’s responsible for what, local resident Christina says, “everyone’s throwing the ball around, but no one wants a glove to catch it.”
 “Pennsylvania may be an ‘easy-take state,’ but we won’t be an ‘easy take’ community,” says Delaware County resident and co-founder of the Middletown Coalition for Community Safety Eve.
“Pennsylvania may be an ‘easy-take state,’ but we won’t be an ‘easy take’ community,” says Delaware County resident and co-founder of the Middletown Coalition for Community Safety Eve.
 ralph & doris
ralph & doris
 Huntingdon county homeowner Ellen and daughter Elise take a two-pronged approach to Sunoco's use of eminent domain to take their property: the courts, and direct action.
Huntingdon county homeowner Ellen and daughter Elise take a two-pronged approach to Sunoco's use of eminent domain to take their property: the courts, and direct action.
 Wife Christine is the sunny optimist, but with his advancing Parkinson's disease husband John doesn't have time for niceties – especially when it comes to how the pipeline affects them.
Wife Christine is the sunny optimist, but with his advancing Parkinson's disease husband John doesn't have time for niceties – especially when it comes to how the pipeline affects them.
 A Delaware County, PA mother pleads with the Pope to save her children and everyone else within the blast radius of Sunoco's hazardous pipeline being built 100 feet from their Catholic school
A Delaware County, PA mother pleads with the Pope to save her children and everyone else within the blast radius of Sunoco's hazardous pipeline being built 100 feet from their Catholic school
 Minimum standards were useless when Wade had quintuple by-pass surgery, and he thinks minimum standards when it comes to pipelines are just as useless.
Minimum standards were useless when Wade had quintuple by-pass surgery, and he thinks minimum standards when it comes to pipelines are just as useless.
 Mike Di Domenico of Westtown Township is the first local official to go on record with us about Mariner East 2 - and he's not happy.
Mike Di Domenico of Westtown Township is the first local official to go on record with us about Mariner East 2 - and he's not happy.
 Sunoco assured the Galloways that the pipeline would hardly be noticeable. It hasn't quite worked out that way.
Sunoco assured the Galloways that the pipeline would hardly be noticeable. It hasn't quite worked out that way.
 Residents of Thornbury, PA are in court demanding their township officials enforce their own ordinances, even as ETP wastes no time acting as if it's a done deal they won't.
Residents of Thornbury, PA are in court demanding their township officials enforce their own ordinances, even as ETP wastes no time acting as if it's a done deal they won't.
Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco seized the Blumes' property via eminent domain, and have now made their water undrinkable.
Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco seized the Blumes' property via eminent domain, and have now made their water undrinkable.
 Sometimes, profanity is absolutely the most precise way to assess a situation.
Sometimes, profanity is absolutely the most precise way to assess a situation.
 Residents of West Whiteland Township beat back the machinations of their own Board of Supervisors when the outgoing incumbent tries to handpick his replacement
Residents of West Whiteland Township beat back the machinations of their own Board of Supervisors when the outgoing incumbent tries to handpick his replacement
 This is about power politics; both parties do it; and it makes a mockery of our concept of democracy.
This is about power politics; both parties do it; and it makes a mockery of our concept of democracy.
 A loving extended family makes an incredibly difficult decision: the grandkids can't visit grandma's house any more.
A loving extended family makes an incredibly difficult decision: the grandkids can't visit grandma's house any more.
 "You won't even know we're here," the Sunoco spokespeople say again and again. What are people who tell you things they know aren't true? What do you do about it?
"You won't even know we're here," the Sunoco spokespeople say again and again. What are people who tell you things they know aren't true? What do you do about it?
 They dismissed his warnings. Bad call.
They dismissed his warnings. Bad call.
Uwchlan Township Meeting April 8, 2019
With the dispassionate reasoning of the FAA safety investigator he is, local resident Eric takes apart the fiction that Mariner East is a safe pipeline bringing benefits to Pennsylvanians.
Long-time resident Lex thought he was negotiating for Sunoco to put an ordinary pipeline 75 feet from his house. Wrong.
Former corporate research librarian and now activist Karen debunks claims by Sunoco and politicians that pipelines like Mariner East will bring benefits to ordinary Pennsylvanians.
When Aston Township refused to answer Melissa’s questions about their dealings with Sunoco, she took them to court under the Right-to-Know law – and won. But it’s not that simple.
Clean Water Council attorney Alex says Sunoco is NOT a public utility. Along with homeowners, they’re suing Sunoco to strip them of that status – and their ability to use eminent domain.
When it comes to Mariner East 2 and who’s responsible for what, local resident Christina says, “everyone’s throwing the ball around, but no one wants a glove to catch it.”
“Pennsylvania may be an ‘easy-take state,’ but we won’t be an ‘easy take’ community,” says Delaware County resident and co-founder of the Middletown Coalition for Community Safety Eve.
ralph & dorisThree Blind Men & An Elephant Productions presents the documentary shortRalph & DorisIn the last great fight of their lives, childhood sweethearts and septuagenarians Ralph & Doris Blume take on fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer Partners -- and their own local elected officials -- to save their farm.
Huntingdon county homeowner Ellen and daughter Elise take a two-pronged approach to Sunoco's use of eminent domain to take their property: the courts, and direct action.
Wife Christine is the sunny optimist, but with his advancing Parkinson's disease husband John doesn't have time for niceties – especially when it comes to how the pipeline affects them.When Christine and John purchased their home in the gated retirement community of Hershey's Mill, they thought "this was it." But John's battle with Parkinson's led them to the difficult reality that they might have to sell and use that money for more intensive care -- a plan that evaporated when they learned -- only when the crews and equipment arrived -- that Sunoco was running a hazardous liquids pipeline less than 200 feet from their home.
A Delaware County, PA mother pleads with the Pope to save her children and everyone else within the blast radius of Sunoco's hazardous pipeline being built 100 feet from their Catholic schoolWith her children's Catholic school just 100 feet from the Mariner East 1 & 2 and well within the blast radius in the event of a catastrophic failure, a Delaware County mother of five issues a plea to Pope Francis to protect her children, their school -- in fact any and all people living, working, playing, studying, or commuting -- along the path of Sunoco/Energy Partners' hazardous liquids pipelines.
Minimum standards were useless when Wade had quintuple by-pass surgery, and he thinks minimum standards when it comes to pipelines are just as useless.
Mike Di Domenico of Westtown Township is the first local official to go on record with us about Mariner East 2 - and he's not happy.Mike Di Domenico of Westtown Township is the first local official to go on record with us about Mariner East 2 - and he's not happy.
Sunoco assured the Galloways that the pipeline would hardly be noticeable. It hasn't quite worked out that way.
Residents of Thornbury, PA are in court demanding their township officials enforce their own ordinances, even as ETP wastes no time acting as if it's a done deal they won't.
Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco seized the Blumes' property via eminent domain, and have now made their water undrinkable.
Sometimes, profanity is absolutely the most precise way to assess a situation.
Residents of West Whiteland Township beat back the machinations of their own Board of Supervisors when the outgoing incumbent tries to handpick his replacementBut we only know the half of it.
This is about power politics; both parties do it; and it makes a mockery of our concept of democracy.
A loving extended family makes an incredibly difficult decision: the grandkids can't visit grandma's house any more.
"You won't even know we're here," the Sunoco spokespeople say again and again. What are people who tell you things they know aren't true? What do you do about it?
They dismissed his warnings. Bad call.
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