Comprehensive Study of Enhanced Oil Recovery with Carbon Dioxide

January 29, 2021

University of Wyoming & WVU Faculty Members Produce Study with U.S. Energy Association § From the Press Release of Staff, University of Wyoming, December 16, 2020 Professor Tara Righetti, in the University of Wyoming College of Law and School of Energy Resources (SER), and Kris Koski, an SER associate lecturer, co-wrote an energy industry study [...]

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Leasing of Public Lands for Drilling & Fracking Now Halted

January 28, 2021

Some 32 Colorado Groups Support Biden’s Pledge to Halt New Fossil Fuel Leasing & Permitting on Public Lands From a Press Release of the Center for Biological Diversity, et al., January 26, 2021 DENVER— As President Biden prepares to announce a ban on new oil and gas leasing and permitting on public lands and oceans, [...]

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Comment NOW on the Storage of Natural Gas Liquids Under the Ohio River

January 27, 2021

Tell ODNR That Stored NGL Would Threaten OHIO & WEST VIRGINIA Residents From the Concerned Ohio River Residents, January 25, 2021 The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is currently considering a permit application to construct the Mountaineer natural gas liquids (NGL) storage facility 2.5 miles from Clarington, OH, along Ohio Route 7 in Salem Township. [...]

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Single Use Plastics Being Banned at Marshall University

January 26, 2021

Marshall University to go plastic-free by 2026 From a Press Release of the Sustainability Program, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, January 25, 2021 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Marshall University has announced it has made a commitment to go plastic-free by 2026. The university joined the “zero waste” movement. Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert recently signed the [...]

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Chemical Engineering Perspective on Climate Change Issues

January 25, 2021

Thinking About Climate, Chemical Engineering Progress, January 2021 Editorial by Cynthia F. Mascone, Editor-in-Chief, CEP, American Institute of Chemical Engineering, New York, New York I think about climate often. It’s hard not to — I doubt a day goes by that I don’t see an article, news report, or email that mentions climate. The most [...]

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United Nations Using Basel Convention to Limit Plastic Wastes

January 24, 2021

UN Hopes to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste Within Five Years From an Article by Tiffany Duong, EcoWatch & Oceans, January 22, 2021 This month, a new era began in the fight against plastic pollution. In 2019, 187 nations within the United Nations amended the 1989 Basel Convention, which governs trade in hazardous materials, to include [...]

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West Virginia Environmental Council Preparing for Legislative Session

January 23, 2021

GREEN NEWSLETTER, Volume 3, Issue 1 Happy New Year Everyone! ………………… January 21, 2021 With the start of a new year comes the legislative session. It’s hard to believe we are less than a month away with the session starting February 10. We expect things to be much different this year. Access to the Capitol [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Fails to Gain Latest FERC Approval

January 22, 2021

In a rare rebuke, FERC fails to approve Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposal From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, January 19, 2021 Federal regulators hit the brakes Tuesday on a request to speed up construction of a portion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, throwing another wrench into the problematic project. The Federal Energy Regulatory [...]

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Earth’s Future Outlook Worse Than You Realize

January 21, 2021

Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp From an Article by Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Daniel T. Blumstein and Paul Ehrlich, The Conversation, January 13, 2021 Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? [...]

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Learn About the Proposed Mountaineer NLG Storage Facility Under Ohio River

January 20, 2021

Storing explosive gases under the Ohio River is unacceptable? From an Invitation by the Concerned Ohio River Residents, CORR, January 15, 2021 Dear Friends and Other Concerned Citizens, The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is currently considering a permit application to construct the Mountaineer natural gas liquids (NGL) storage facility 2.5 miles from Clarington, OH, [...]

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