Pipeline opposition testimony disqualified over submission of fabricated photo
Pipeline opposition testimony disqualified over submission of fabricated photo
Pennsylvania woman traveled to South Dakota to testify against Navigator CO2 project
PIERRE – A Pennsylvania woman who flew to South Dakota to testify on the Navigator CO2 pipeline had a portion of her testimony thrown out late Tuesday.
All because of a fabricated photo of a tractor.
Dana Bosma, who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia, testified before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Aug. 3 against the Navigator pipeline.
Bosma, who owns land in Lincoln County along the proposed pipeline route, submitted a picture of a tractor submerged deep in mud, which she told the commission she took on her land in South Dakota. The image was intended to suggest that a piece of farm equipment could sink deep in the mud and ultimately hit a carbon pipeline, triggering an explosion.
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