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Derek Seidman
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THREAD: Trying to think of the top 5 conflicts/issues/scandals around the #Weymouth compressor station.

Not sure if 5 slots is enough. This thing is a real mess.

But here’s a go at it.

@FRRACS_MA @MothersOutFront @nathanpboston
5/ MA Gov. Charlie Baker has accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from entities tied to and/or pushing Weymouth - lobbyists, corporations, banks, etc.

Link: littlesis.org/maps/3949-web-…
4/Baker is extremely cozy with Weymouth’s lobbyists & lawyers.

Want to know how cozy? ⬇️⬇️

desmogblog.com/2017/02/28/mas…

littlesis.org/maps/3949-web-…
3/Baker’s CEO allies at the Mass Competitive Partnership back Weymouth & some are set to profit from it.

Aaaaaand a former top Baker staffer is the head of the MCP.

MCP = small group of most powerful people in MA.

commonwealthmagazine.org/energy/states-…

littlesis.org/maps/4109-ma-c…
2/Baker’s Energy & Enviro Secretary left office & took a job with private consultant firm that works for Enbridge - the powerhouse fossil fuel company behind the compressor station.

It gets sketchy ⬇️⬇️⬇️

From @itai_vardi: desmogblog.com/2019/06/21/mas…

desmogblog.com/2019/04/30/enb…
1/Top of the list: Charlie Baker & MA DEP completely botch the air permit process to the point where one MA rep says the granting of the permit has “compromise[d] the integrity of the DEP process.”

Again, from @itai_vardi at @DeSmogBlog ⬇️⬇️
desmogblog.com/2019/06/13/wey…
I probably missed a lot.

Follow @FRRACS_MA @MothersOutFront @nathanpboston & others for continued updates on the fight around the #Weymouth compressor station.
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Derek Seidman
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1/ The Massachusetts DEP is holding a hearing tomorrow on a permit for the Weymouth compressor station - which has faced intense opposition from groups like @MothersOutFront & @FRRACS_MA.

Their efforts to stop the compressor station are gaining momentum.
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2/ MA Gov Charlie Baker can stop the compressor station. And residents have made clear the health concerns around it - not to mention that the larger fracked gas export infrastructure it's part of will lock in new CO2 emissions for decades to come.
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3/ Journalist @itai_vardi has shown that there is undisclosed evidence of carcinogens around the project, too.
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