Honor Your Madre and Padre: This Week's Recap of Efforts Against LNG Companies

September 4th is the DEADLINE.  Please see easy to use form at bottom.  Thank You.

This whole community response against LNG in Deep South Texas, which seems to have emerged out of nowhere and is growing at a phenomenal rate, is as fired-up and informed and effective as any other community opposing LNG in the nation...

LNG reared its head in the RGV at least five years ago. The community didn't really react until two years ago ..So with so many years of planning (and hundreds of millions of dollars in public money already having been spent to build the roads, rails, energy, deepening of the ship channel and of course establish "ties" with Brownsville , SPI, state, and federal politicians, I thought we were dead in the water because there's so many "uneducated" peoples in the RGV .. But here in the RGV, people actually love South Padre and the Laguna Madre .. When I say love I don't mean that in a mawkish or metaphorical way ... Not the way someone loves pizza -- but the way someone loves a person, or a god they might be close to, it's one of the few places remaining in the U.S. where so many people literally "love a place" in a deep and meaningful sense ...

The way we truly love family .. This is literally our Mother and Father "The Laguna MADRE" and PADRE Island ... what is the emotional effect on a community when a place that is loved so much is literally defiled?     ~David Robledo

At a packed Port Isabel City Hall meeting on August 25 city commissioners voted 3-2 for opposition against Liquefied Natural Gas export terminals to be introduced onto the Port of Brownsville.  Three companies have applied for federal approval with two others closely behind for a total of FIVE LNG facilities.  That same day Texas Parks and Wildlife officials publicly stated their concerns on these facilities' impact on the natural environment.  The projects would be close to Laguna Madre and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.  South Padre Island Business Association leaders also took a stance in contrary to the SPI Chamber of Commerce support for LNG.(Photo by Ernesto Elizondo)

Members of the Sierra Club and volunteers joined to gather petitions from visitors of the 77 Flea Market.

The writing campaign was a success.  Some people were glad to have found the simple opportunity to express their concerns about the the proposed sites to be built by Annova, Texas LNG and Rio Grande LNG.  Rio Grande LNG is really NextDecade based in Houston but they would like us to assume they are locally own.  We know what happens when we assume though.

Photo by Patrick Anderson

Simple filing forms which required basic information and a brief message to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and information was provided to answer any question from visitors.  (Courtesy photo Sharon Almaguer)

Please stop by 77 Flea Market Sunday August 30 and give at least five minutes of your time.  (Courtesy photo Sharon Almaguer)

UPDATE for Sunday 28th    "Project "Flea Market Comment Drive" wrapped up with 60 written comments and about 7 internet comments. Totaling about 140 comments opposing LNG during our time at the market."   (Photo by Patrick Anderson)

At El Hueso de Fraile coffee, tea and music was the setting for a petition drive organized by David Robledo as a last minute push against the LNG corporations. (Courtesy photo Katy Youker and David Robledo)

(Courtesy David Robledo)

Andy E. Alvarez

Miguel Mendo

Bumper sticker by Miguel Mendo.  SaveRGVfromLNG.com website by Miguel Mendo, Jazmin Barrientos and Danny Cuevas.

Gilbert Velasquez

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UPDATE!!!!

Councilman Frank T. Davalos Jr.

August 27 at 6:25pm · 

FYI Mayor Susie Houston has called a Special Meeting of the Town of Laguna Vista Town Council to be held on Tuesday September 1, 2015 at 6:00pm located at 122 Fernandez Street Laguna Vista Texas 78578 to discuss the following business

1. Ordinance adopting 2015 ad valorem property tax rate.

2. Ordinance approving the 2015-16 fiscal year budget.

3. Ordinance to consider repealing and establish new nuisance abatement procedures for property maintenance, repealing any ordinances that may be in conflict with the ordinance.

4. To consider approving IT services with Leonel Garza

5. To consider a resolution setting asside reserve funds for capital outlay projects

6. Resolution- Discussion and potential action to approve a resolution expressing opposition to the construction of Liquiefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in the vicinity of Laguna Vista(Mayor Houston)

7. To consider canceling the regular Town council meeting for September 8 2015

Public is invited to attend!