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Manchin Objects to New Greenhouse Gas
and Environmental Impact Policies on Natural
Gas Pipelines

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Posted By: earlybird, 3/4/2022 11:59:57 AM

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) February policy statements on interstate natural gas projects drew strong objections from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and the two FERC commissioners on the five-person panel who voted against the statements. Those statements, which add consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts, including on “environmental justice communities,” for FERC to approve natural gas infrastructure, were the subject of a March 3 hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources (ENR). While FERC had previously determined project need on the basis of contracts to ship the gas from a prospective pipeline, the first new policy statement adds factors to assess “need.” It also directs

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WTH is an “environmental justice community”? The more I see of Joe Manchin - and listen to him, as I did yesterday - the better I like him.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: voxpopuli 3/4/2022 12:17:38 PM (No. 1089866)
what about the OTHER hypocrites in congress? are they all so heavily bribed and blackmailed that this "Good Samaritan" is all we have left? better send some $$ to his re-election!
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Pearson365 3/4/2022 12:18:41 PM (No. 1089868)
Just more proof that with Biden, 2022 will be an average year. Meaning, worse than last year, better than next year, so average. An old Soviet era joke that is sadly applicable to Biden’s incredibly leftist policies. Policies that will divide us further, make us poorer and far less free.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 3/4/2022 12:27:53 PM (No. 1089878)
The GreenCommies are about to "decide" that nobody 'needs' any natural gas to heat their homes or power industries. And some phantom BS called "environmental justice community" which is PURE baloney, is going to be in charge? Uh, NO. FREE MARKET. Whoever wants gas pays for it. Whoever has it to sell sells it. FREE markets. Not GreenCommie crush-the-economy control.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Wetenschapper 3/4/2022 12:46:03 PM (No. 1089892)
Whenever you see the word "justice" preceded by any adjective other than "criminal", you know that the phrase has nothing at all to do with justice and everything to do with leftist moonbattery.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: formerNYer 3/4/2022 1:25:03 PM (No. 1089909)
This has got to stop.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Omen55 3/4/2022 1:26:55 PM (No. 1089911)
Manchin is introducing a bill that requires common sense in Gov't Depts or execution of them. Call your Senator & Rep to support.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Daisymay 3/4/2022 3:22:17 PM (No. 1089982)
I think Manchin as the Democrat Nominee for President, would give Trump a good run for his money! We should be very afraid if he does run (as I think is exactly what he is planning on doing). He is the ONLY Democrat who has any common sense and there are a lot of Democrats out there who are looking for someone like him! I think he is slowly going down that path by going against his Party on Build Back Better and now on opening our own Gas and Oil to make us Energy Independent again. Time will tell...
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Reply 8 - Posted by: caljeepgirl 3/4/2022 3:46:03 PM (No. 1089998)
My reaction exactly, OP. https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-your-community Apparently, it's EPA-lingo (thanks, Dickie). From the horse's mouth: "The guiding principle of environmental justice is that everyone, regardless of race, color, national origin or income is entitled to equal protection from environmental harms and risks." Well, duh!
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