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October 12, 2012

Controversial Puerto Rican Gas Pipeline Halted 
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Activists in Puerto Rico are celebrating a key victory after a
controversial gas pipeline dubbed the "death route" by its critics has
been halted. A permit application for the 92-mile pipeline submitted to
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was reportedly withdrawn on Thursday.
Opponents said the pipeline would have devastated the environment and
put residents at risk of deadly explosions. Last year, activist and
biology Professor Arturo Massol appeared on Democracy Now! to talk about
the project.

Arturo Massol: "The concern, from the community point of view, is the
ecological damage and the risk that the pipeline will pose to over
200,000 people. It's also about the economy. It won't reduce the cost of
energy. We have engineers evaluating all of the infrastructure and
potential benefits, and there's no benefit for the people of Puerto
Rico, economically speaking."

 

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