#transpecospipeline

[akaida]

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[carolynmappleton]

Big Bend Conservation Alliance at Patagonia, Austin

Thanks to Patagonia for hosting a documentary preview and discussion about the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, a project the Big Bend Conservation Alliance and its partners views as a threat to the environment, the region’s cultural and artistic heritage, and more. From the website:

“The proposed Trans-Pecos Pipeline threatens to destroy what is special about the Texas Big Bend and would set a dangerous precedent in an area largely untouched by industry.

The Big Bend has escaped the kind of industrialization that has marred most of the rest of the country. If this pipeline is built, that could all change. There is no precedent in this region for the scale of ground disturbance required during construction:  a 125-foot-wide corridor would be bladed the entire 143-mile length of the pipeline. In the process, it would cut through intact native grasslands and desert scrublands and across intermittent and ephemeral desert streams.

Nor would the pipeline occur in isolation. With it, a network of new roads and associated pipeline infrastructure such as block valves, meters, and blowdown stations would also be built. In the process, the pipeline and its infrastructure would fragment one of the largest intact bioregions in the country and the scars would remain indefinitely, diminishing the beauty of the Big Bend’s pristine landscape.”

Wolf Birds is producing a documentary about the issues involved. Sponsorships to help complete the film this summer are welcome. Follow the link to learn more.

[maryannwrites]

You can help by signing the petition.