Amy Goodman
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Arturo Massol on Risks of Proposed Puerto Rico Natural Gas Pipeline to Environment and Public Health
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June 9, 2011
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President Barack Obama is due to visit Puerto Rico next week in what will be the first official U.S. presidential visit to the territory in 50 years. His trip comes as controversy grows over a proposed 92-mile natural gas pipeline that would cut across much of the island. Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Arturo Massol, a biology professor and director of the Scientific and Technical Commission of Casa Pueblo, a community-based organization that is leading opposition against the pipeline project. Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño has made the $450 million project a central goal of his administration and insists it is a safe and environmentally friendly way to lower utility bills. Called Vía Verde (Green Way), the pipeline has been dubbed Vía de la Muerte (Death Route) by critics who say it will expose people living near it to deadly explosions, and cause irreversible damage to the island's environmental and cultural resources. Massol calls for development of infrastructure that can harness the island's solar and wind power to meet its energy needs.
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