20140957 Ver 2_RE DEQ 401 permit hearing for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline_20170726

Strickland, Bev
From:Sally Hirsh <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:07 AM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:RE: DEQ 401 permit hearing for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
To whom it may concern, please see the attached talking points below which I whole heartedly concur with regarding
permitting the ACP, the damage that would ensue should it be built, and the lack of need for the energy from natural
gas. For the sake of NC’s environment which we depend upon in so many ways, please do not permit the part of the
ACA, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, that is proposed through NC. Please keep in mind. the wetlands that would be disturbed
are nursery grounds for many of our aquatic species. Furthermore, should this pipeline be built it would displace not
only the animal and plant heritage of our state but many North Carolinians, many whose ancestors called this land
home long before Europeans settled the state. In fact, there does not appear to be a real need for the energy from this
pipeline. Any need could better be addressed through conservation measures. And last but perhaps most important,
further development of fossil fuels will have an indisputable and cataclysmic effect on the world’s climate. North
Carolinian’s must not let that happen. The buck must stop here and our fate is in your hands.

Thank you for your full consideration of the arguments against permitting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline through NC. I trust
you are listening to the public debate on this issue with full and open hearts and minds.

Sincerely, Sally Hirsh, Winston-Salem, NC

http://frackfreenc.org/wp-content/uploads/Summary-Talking-Points-for-401-Permit-Hearings.pdf
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