Yesterday morning nine people dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and their elves were arrested and charged with trespassing as they blockaded the gas storage facility, owned by Texas-based Crestwood Midstream, located on the shore of Seneca Lake in upstate New York.
The project the group was protesting will store pressurized methane in abandoned salt caverns much like the Bayou Corne sinkhole that was created from a collapsed underground salt dome cavern operated by Texas Brine Company and owned by Occidental Petroleum.
The Crestwood Project had faced tremendous public opposition due to unresolved questions about geological instabilities issues similar in nature to the Bayou Corne Sinkhole along with concerns about lake contamination.
But Don’t worry, Santa assured us that he will be out of jail in time for Christmas said as he was being handcuffed ..
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