Former Vice President Al Gore was in Memphis on Sunday, speaking out against a massive pipeline project. Gore described the Byhalia Pipeline as a “scourge,” speaking to a crowd of about 200 people. The pipeline would carry crude oil about 49 miles from Memphis to Marshall County, Mississippi, connecting two existing pipelines in the area.
Gore blasted the pipeline companies for planning the pipeline to run through mostly black neighborhoods in South Memphis, including Boxtown, and Westwood. He also said a major water aquifer is threatened of there were ever any leaks.