Clean Water for NC’s Regional Summit on the Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline:
Preventing Harms to Eastern NC’s Water, Air, Communities and Environmental Justice
Saturday, October 7, 1:30 – 5:30 PM, Light Refreshments
Wilson Community College, Del Mastro Auditorium
902 Herring Ave E, Wilson, NC
Advance registration required!
Register here by Oct. 4 at 6PM
$5 CWFNC Members/Students/NCEJN Partners
(Enter NCEJN in “organization” field if applicable, for discount)
$25 Non CWFNC Members (Includes one year membership)
Presentations include:
- Cathy Kunkel: Energy Analyst with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, lead author of 2016 report on overbuilding of unneeded gas pipelines and the impacts on communities and utility ratepayers.
- John Runkle: Environmental Attorney, will discuss the recent circuit court decision requiring to evaluate climate impacts, and the implications for the ACP.
- Landowners from NC: How the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is already impacting our lives and land.
- Native American Speakers: Eastern North Carolina’s Indigenous Groups and the damage to environmental rights, heritage lands and sacred sites.
- Oshin Paranjape: Duke University, on the ACP “Blast Zone” and how it endangers residents close to the pipeline.
- Therese Vick: Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, will speak on dangers and health impacts of proposed compressor station in Northampton County.
Questions? Contact (919) 401-9600 or hope@cwfnc.org
Who should attend: residents, local and state officials, scientists, non-profits and NC Enviornmental Justice Network partners from across the state concerned about the potential environmental, health and community consequences of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline!
**There will be NO admission at the door. Pre-registration ends October 4 at 6:00 pm.
