The Springfield and Longmeadow communities are coming together to fight back against the proposed Springfield-Longmeadow Eversource pipeline because it is unhealthy, dangerous, climate-changing, costly, and unnecessary. Please join us in our fight by taking a few minutes each week to participate in our 3 weeks of Social Media Actions to Stop the Springfield-Longmeadow Pipeline! Each week we will focus on a different set of reasons why Eversource should cancel this proposed pipeline, leading up to an in-person rally on April 9th at 1 pm at the Federal Courthouse Building in Springfield.
Week 1: March 20-26
Here’s how to join our week of Social Media Action (Scroll down for visuals)
Post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or another social media platform using the sample language below:
Key pieces to include in your post:
One or both of these main hashtags:
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
Any of these supplementary hashtags:
#PeopleOverProfit
#NoEversourcePipeline
#DontSacrificeSpringfield
#Environment
#ClimateAction
#Sustainability
#Pipeline
Tag Eversource’s Social Media Accounts
Twitter: @EversourceMA
Facebook: @EversourceMA
Instagram: @EversourceEnergy
Retweet, like, comment on & share other posts you see with these hashtags
Share this info with friends, family and groups you work with, encouraging everyone to participate
Our goals with these weeks of action are to get people across the Commonwealth talking about this dangerous threat to Springfield and Longmeadow’s communities, get Eversource’s attention & convince them to cancel this dangerous, unhealthy, climate-changing pipeline project!
Sample Language
Note: These samples won’t necessarily match the posting style or limitations of every social media platform. They are a starting point. Please adapt them as needed to suit your needs and communication style, customize them, and/or write something entirely your own!
Week 1, March 20-26: The proposed Springfield-Longmeadow Pipeline is unhealthy and dangerous
The Springfield community is already targeted by polluting industries and has high rates of respiratory illness. More ‘natural’ gas pollution will only make that worse. @EversourceMA, do the right thing and cancel the #SpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
#DontSacrificeSpringfield
#PeopleOverProfit
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We remember the ‘natural’ gas explosion in Springfield in 2012 and the tragic explosions in the Merrimack Valley in 2018. ‘Natural’ gas leaks cause explosions and fires,and pipelines always leak. We don’t need another explosive #pipeline running under our streets and through our neighborhoods
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
#DontSacrificeSpringfield
#PeopleOverProfit
#RememberLawrence
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The #SpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline would make Eversource money at the cost of polluting our communities and putting us at risk of explosions and fires. @EversourceMA, #DontSacrificeSpringfield and Longmeadow
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
#NoEversourcePipeline
#PeopleOverProfit
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@EversourceMA claims the SLP is a ‘reliability project,’ but the Bliss Street Regulator Station would remain a single point of failure for Springfield’s entire gas supply. This isn’t about reliability, it’s about making more money for Eversource by making us pay more for this #pipeline
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
#PeopleOverProfit
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@EversourceMA claims the SLP is a ‘reliability project,’ but the Bliss Street Station would remain a single point of failure for Springfield’s entire gas supply. The way to true reliability is to diversify our energy sources and invest in local, renewable #CleanEnergy
#NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline
#StopTheSLP
#PeopleOverProfit
#ClimateAction
#Sustainability
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Tell @EversourceMA, #NoSpringfieldLongmeadowPipeline! Sign the petition against it: https://bit.ly/3JssQ6z Join us at our rally on April 9th at 1 pm at the Federal Courthouse building in Springfield! Ask any groups you are part of to co-sponsor the rally: https://bit.ly/3N8pfNm
#StopTheSLP
#PeopleOverProfit
#ClimateAction
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Other Actions to Take
- Sign the petition: https://bit.ly/3JssQ6z
- Come to our rally against the pipeline on April 9th at 1 pm outside of the Federal Courthouse Building at 300 State St in Springfield
- Ask people to reach out to groups they are part of to see if they want to co-sponsor the rally: https://forms.gle/tuYEVbub2YUi6w8z
- If you live in Springfield or Longmeadow, you can request a free yard sign to help raise public awareness of the pipeline threat. Our dedicated volunteers can bring one and post it in your yard, or you may arrange for pick-up or home delivery at your convenience. If you would like a sign, please fill out our form at this link: https://bit.ly/SpringfieldPipelineLawnSign
- Visit www.stopthetoxicpipeline.org to learn more!
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