The actions are planned in anticipation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's release of the project's final environmental impact statement around Dec. 19. The week of action will target local, state and federal legislators and government agencies that have direct roles in the project's approval.
“We are calling this a Week of Respect and Resistance: respect, because it's important to honor the other struggles for justice that have come before us and those that are taking place right now around the world," said Fighting Against Natural Gas organizer Nick Katkevich.
"It's also time for Spectra and our elected officials to respect our power and respect our desire to see a world powered by community-owned renewable energy. Resistance means that if this project is approved by FERC, our resistance will only escalate,” Katkevich said.
The New York and Connecticut action will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, outside of Danbury Green Shopping Center at 113 Mill Plain Road in Danbury.
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