Stay Informed and Help Protect Your Family and Community
This impacts all of Franklin Township
Without public participation, this project will likely be approved.
Our goal is to increase awareness and participation in the community to help fight this proposed industrial compressor station complex that will have two 50’ smokestacks which will emit tons of airborne toxins in Franklin Township for many decades to come. The Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE) – FERC Docket No. CP17-101 - also proposes to construct a 23.49 mile pipeline across the Raritan Bay using 15,350 acres of seafloor workspace & disturbing 117 acres of seafloor.
Volunteer to have a voice and make an impact!
Help spread the word through local groups and organizations. If you are a member of a group/ organization and would like to become a liaison for that group, please let us know.
We’ll help you get up to speed, understand the issues, provide handouts, talking points, petitions, etc. We are also willing to attend gatherings to help spread the word.
make calls to elected officials about your concerns & to alert people about special events where their participation is needed – such as the upcoming Hearings to be scheduled by NJDEP & FERC
attend events and meetings to distribute literature, discuss concerns, and get signatures on petitions or form letters so that other concerned citizens can weigh-in and be notified of updates
engage on social media (Facebook / Twitter)
write op-eds / letters to the editor to Franklin on-line news and other news media
make signs
speak to groups such as local clubs & homeowner associations about this opposition
recruit new members for the task force
organize locally-based discussion groups to generate specific actions, participation at events, communication with legislators, and/or outreach
Please attend meetings:
Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 & NESE
We meet to enable & mobilize Franklin to get involved.
Learn what’s happening and ways to help.
WHERE: Franklin Municipal Building (475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873)
Relevant concerns must be expressed by many people to have an impact.
Get friends & neighbors to register as Intervenors if they are not already Intervenors. FERC paysattention to numbers.
Submit comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) & send copies to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) - Megan.brunatti@dep.nj.govRuth.Foster@dep.nj.gov(Samples are on our website, www.scrap-NESE.orgPlease copy key points, reword or rearrange points, and add personal reasons why these are important concerns/requests of yours in your comments.)
Share your concerns with fellow Intervenors, and encourage them to also submit comments. Send Letters to the Editor about your concerns.
Organize friends & neighbors to attend hearings of FERC and/or NJDEP. We need to show that many of us have grave concerns about this project. Williams/Transco will likely have union people and other supporters gathered to attend the hearings and speak.
Schedule small neighborhood group meetings to discuss NESE and the actions folks can take. We are available to attend meetings to share information and guide increased engagement. Click here to view the groups you can join.
