The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held a final scoping hearing in Oneonta regarding the Constitution Pipeline. Things got out of control rather quickly as natural gas opponents continued to disrupt, obfuscate and threaten others in their desire to shut down anyone who might think differently than them.

Thursday night the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a final scoping hearing on the Williams Constitution Pipeline in Oneonta, New York, Otsego County. Several of the people were natural gas opponents who had also testified at one of the other three earlier public scoping hearings on the pipeline project. Indeed, about half of the people who spoke last night had already verbally testified before FERC in different forums, had sent in written comments, or done both. They obviously viewed the FERC meetings as targets of opportunity and took time away from others who hadn’t yet spoken and were incredibly rude when people in support of the pipeline tried to speak. It was an exercise in unhinged intimidation.

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