These energy CEO’s do not live there so they do not care.

These people have no conscience and respect for landowners.

We live it here everyday and night in the heart of shale well drilling.

Joe Perebzak, Eastern Ohio Shale Country

Letter to Lancaster Online, December 30, 2017

My blood is boiling after reading “Bad vibrations” in the December 19th issue. The article details the noise problems for some residents of Manor Township caused by nonstop drilling under the Conestoga River for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the pipeline builder to “look into ways to mitigate the situation.” That’s fantastic. It is kind of like of ordering me to look into buying a Ferrari. It’s just not going to happen.

FERC has the same problem that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does. It is charged with regulating an industry while simultaneously promoting it. I have an idea for FERC: Do your job, and regulate this travesty. Order Williams to stop construction at night so these people can get some sleep.

I honestly don’t expect Williams or FERC to do anything. The Atlantic Sunrise pipeline has been a sham from the beginning. We were told the natural gas would not be exported — it is all being exported. We were told the project would create high-paid, local jobs — it hasn’t. All the license plates on workers’ vehicles that I have seen are from out of state. We were told the project is about American energy independence — it’s not. It is all about who will pay the most for natural gas.

Fifty years from now, when the natural gas runs out, residents in the Marcellus Shale are left with toxic groundwater and the pipeline is a useless hulk rotting underground, you can be sure none of the companies responsible for it will still be around. They will take their money and run. And the public that is left to deal with this mess? No one will care about them. They got fracked in more ways than one.

Brian Resh

Martic Township

Letter to Lancaster Online, December 28, 2017

We would like to thank Ad Crable for his excellent Dec. 19 article regarding the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project (“Bad vibrations”). He brought to the forefront many issues that the residents of Witmer Road in Conestoga have been dealing with for months. Our displeasure has increased tenfold since Williams Partners started drilling around-the-clock.

Despite our personal views on the pipeline, we realize it has the necessary approval of both federal (Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) and state (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) agencies and will be moving forward. However, I don’t think any of us expected to be subjected to drills operating day and night. Our once-beautiful and previously tranquil community has been turned into a hub of noisy construction activity and constant truck traffic rumbling through our rural streets. Needless to say, our quality of life has been greatly compromised.

We would just ask if Williams could meet us halfway. Its solution of monetary compensation or relocating residents is not a viable answer. Money cannot buy the peace and quiet this community provided for us. Why should we be forced to relocate? Is Williams going to put us up at the Hotel Hershey?

A better solution might be to place an additional sound barrier that faces the direction of where the majority of homes are located on Witmer Road. The existing one faces in the opposite direction. Also, if overnight work is really necessary, perhaps the lights can be dimmed or turned in another direction so they don’t shine directly into our homes.

In conclusion, our sincerest thanks for the informative article. In a time when the media is frequently maligned for its reporting, it is good to see responsible journalism at work benefiting the community as a whole.

Cynthia Heiland and Ed Burns

Conestoga, Lancaster Co., PA