More on Pipeline

[Simon Fairlie]

Bravo les squatteurs! I hope they are cosy in the pipeline.

This pipeline goes beyond Gloucestershire. An "M5" spur goes down  
into Devon, and a portion has already been put in close to The Land's  
offices in Somerset. Shamefully we didn't squat it. The pipeline is  
four feet wide and the excavations are 50 foot wide. The gas comes  
from Malaysia.

For more info, see The Land 2, page 15.
On 24 Nov 2006, at 20:30, Ecovillage Network UK (by way of Tony  
Gosling <tony at tlio.org.uk>) wrote:

>
>
> Protesters claim squatting rights
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/6157064.stm
>
> Campaigners occupying a huge new gas pipeline for a fifth day claim  
> they
> have established squatters' rights.
>
> Protesters camped in the pipe in the Swansea Valley are said to have
> cookers, a TV, and boards to sleep on.
>
> The 150 mile (241km) pipe, running the width of Wales from Milford  
> Haven
> in Pembrokeshire and on into England, is expected to be the UK's  
> largest.
>
> Opponents want the pipe abandoned, but the National Grid said it  
> wanted
> to find an "amicable solution".
>
> Several campaigners first moved onto the construction site in Trebanos
> early on Monday, and claimed the development has caused significant  
> damage.
>
> According to reports, another camp with around 10 supporters has been
> set up nearby.
>
> Pontardawe councillor Huw Evans said the feeling locally had been
> growing and that "direct action" was the favoured option.
>
> "Certainly during the last six to eight weeks we've seen a massive
> increase in interest in it.
>
> "People are certainly feeling fearful over the safety aspect of the  
> pipe."
>
> When complete, the pipeline will carry gas to supply one-fifth of the
> UK's energy needs.
>
> The pipe is due to reach into Gloucestershire, and is forecast to cost
> £750m ($1.4bn). The National Grid has said it would work to balance
> energy needs with environmental issues, and the pipeline will run
> underground so that it cannot be seen.
>
> A separate group of protesters gathered at the liquefied natural gas
> (LNG) terminal in Milford Haven on Thursday to show solidarity with  
> the
> group in Pontardawe.
>
> The pipeline's route runs from Milford through the Brecon Beacons
>
> Caroline Davidson, of National Grid said: "We're currently working  
> with
> the police and our legal team to draw it to a suitable conclusion."
>
> Ms Davidson stressed that the safety of the protesters and workers at
> the construction site was paramount.
>
> She said National Grid had already "completed 90% of the work between
> Milford Haven and Aberdulais putting the pipeline into the ground".
>
> Other aspects of the work would be sensitive to the weather over the
> winter months, but she said work would not be stopping altogether.
>
> Protesters are calling for environmentally-friendly sources of  
> energy to
> be used rather than fossil fuels and want the Department of Trade and
> Industry to rethink its plans.
>
> Landowner Ira Wynne Jones gave the campaigners permission to begin  
> their
> protest on her farm.
>
> Although she has formally asked them to leave, they claimed  
> "squatters'
> rights" give them a legal right to stay - and live - in the pipe.
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