The Houston-based company vying to build a controversial gas pipeline through Massachusetts is shifting its proposed route amid heavy local opposition by snaking miles of it through New Hampshire and bypassing more than a dozen Bay State towns.
But the revised plan, which Kinder Morgan officials say they'll officially file with federal regulators Monday, still isn't sitting well with residents and environmental activists who for months have fiercely fought the $5 billion project.
"It really doesn't change anything," said Ken Hartlage, president of the Nashoba Conservation Trust. "There's still going to be more pipeline coming through the neighboring towns. It may not be a problem outside my front door, but it's still going to be somebody else's problem. And it's still going to contribute to climate change by bringing in a lot of carbon-based fuel."
Hartlage said a group opposing the pipeline is already growing in New Hampshire, where some are planning a Dec. 13 meeting in Mason to discuss Kinder Morgan's proposal. "There are groups of people who have mobilized and who are active," he said.
Allen Fore, a Kinder Morgan spokesman, yesterday briefed reporters on its revised plans, which include cutting 14 Bay State towns from its original 127-mile path that weaved from the New York border through Massachusetts.
In the new proposal, 64 miles will still stretch through the state, with roughly 70 miles of pipeline going through 17 New Hampshire towns before weaving back down into Dracut. The new path would also cut through four new Massachusetts towns — Cheshire, Hancock, Lanesboro and Shelburne.
Kinder Morgan officials say the project will help cut into New England's monstrous demand for energy and lower costs. Fore said 90 percent of the project would also be built near or along existing utility paths.
Kinder Morgan officials have been pitching their plans to lawmakers and the Patrick administration. The Herald reported last month that several high-ranking company officials also had donated the maximum $500 to Gov.-elect Charlie Baker's campaign account on Election Day after Baker had publicly come out against the plan during the campaign.
Tim Buckley, a Baker spokesman, said the Republican will review the new proposal after he takes office in January.
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