20140957 Ver 2_Public Notice Comments_20170813 (12)

Strickland, Bev
From:Joseph Caughlan <[e-mail]>
Sent:Sunday, August 13, 2017 11:36 AM
To:SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject:ACP
To Whom It May Concern,
I would like to comment on the ACP proposal by Duke and Dominion.
As a citizen of North Carolina, a consumer and ratepayer of Duke/Progress Energy and a human concerned
about the future of our environment and humanity I strongly oppose the proposal to build the ACP.
I do not need to repeat all the information that you already have but do feel that I need to make a few points.
First I don't want to pay for something that the consumers of energy in North Carolina do not need. The only
ones who profit from this needless enterprise is the corporations that want to build it.
Secondly I don't want to see the real and potential damage done to the land and peoples of North Carolina
during the installation and maintenance of the pipeline.
Thirdly I don't want to support a product, fracked gas, that does damage to the land and citizens of other states.
Fourthly the corporations are only looking at their immediate "bottom-line" and not the longer impact they will
have on climate change. And to me this is the most important point.
I am 66-years-old and have enjoyed living in perhaps the greatest time of mankind on earth. However if
mankind doesn't curb their impact on this earth then our future generations will not be able to enjoy what we
have been able to enjoy. We have a responsibility to our children and their children and all future generations
to protect and preserve our planet.
Think about some of the effects of climate change that will result in natural disasters increasing in number and
magnitude, droughts and famines and changes in ecosystems and the rising of ocean levels. Think about the
impact on populations as they are forced out of their homes from sudden devastation, food shortage and loss of
land. Think about the shift in populations that will make immigration look like a local move across
town. Think about the effects on nations and political systems as they try to manage these changes.
This is what I think about a lot. Please prevent the ACP and ensure a stronger future for not only my
grandchildren but yours as well.

Sincerely,
Joseph Caughlan
136 Winchester Drive
Wendell, NC
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