Roanoke, VA – Dozens gathered in downtown Roanoke to protest pipeline projects in the region.
People met at 16 West Market Place for the “Flatline the Pipeline” festival.
Protestors who live along the pipeline route spoke out against the pipeline projects. Those in favor of pipelines say they offer energy alternatives and an economic boost.
Protesters say they don’t want the fracked-gas pipelines in Virginia because they’re bad for the environment.
“Until that pipeline is in the ground, there’s a chance it won’t be so I encourage our communities to continue to participate, continue to resist, continue to ask the right questions and continue to fight for our land, our water, for our community,” said organizer Elise Keaton.
The Mountain-Valley Pipeline was one of the projects discussed.
That proposed pipeline would span about 300 miles from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia including Roanoke.