Fracking Infrastructure Protestors Have Their Day in Court

Three Finger Lakes (NY) residents, who were arrested while protesting Inergy’s fracking infrastructure build out (Seneca Lake Compressor Station and LPG facility), appeared in court Sept. 19 in the town of Reading, NY.

One of the arrestees, Reverend Gary Judson, a 72-year-old retired Methodist minister, was fined $275, which was quickly paid by the public at large in the room. Jeremy Alderson of Hector, 63, was advised by the judge to consult with a lawyer, and his arraignment was moved to Oct. 17. Susan Walker, age 53 from Dundee, refused in protest to pay a fine of $275 and was sentenced to the maximum 15 days in jail.

The three citizens had been arrested and charged with trespassing Sept. 6 while blocking an entrance to the Seneca Lake Compressor Station, which is part of Inergy’s reckless and dangerous expansion of frackinginfrastructure that is intended to become a gas storage and transportation hub for the Northeast. Their direct action protest was part of a larger rally aimed at protesting and raising awareness about Inergy’s dangerous plans… more at Ecowatch here