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Governor McAuliffe Announces Support for Dominion Pipeline

9/2/2014

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PictureThe pipeline passes through 26 miles of the GWNF.
Today, shortly after Dominion announced their decision to move forward with the interstate gas transmission pipeline in partnership with Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, and AGL, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced his full support for the project.  

The pipeline would permanently fragment some of the best of what is left of Virginia’s wild heritage as it passes through 26 miles of the George Washington National Forest, cutting through areas that offer some of the best backcountry recreational opportunities in Virginia, if not the entire mid-Atlantic region.  

Most troubling is the impact to the proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area, a project with wide community support for permanent Congressional designation. The route will also have an impact on Signal Corps Knob (home to the rare and sensitive Cow Knob Salamander), native trout streams (including Ramseys Draft, Calfpasture River, and Shaw's Fork), the scenic and popular Braley Pond Recreation Area, and the Grouse Habitat Management area on Hankey Mountain.

You can help stop the pipeline!  Write or call Governor McAuliffe and let him know you are disappointed with his support for the pipeline.  

1 Comment
Jerald Zollars
9/11/2014 12:57:49 am

This needs to stop. We are destroying the only think left that God created for our enjoyment. I am in this area a couple times a year to fish and I love it. I live in Tidewater and this is a true escape to nature. Here again we are pushed around by the government, politics, and big business. If the Governor works for the people then he should listen to them.

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