GHG Methane Emissions From Leaks, Vents & Flares More than Realized

April 26, 2020

Oil and gas methane emissions in US are at least 15% higher than we thought From an Article by Kristina Marusic, Environmental Health News, April 23, 2020 Methane emissions are vastly undercounted at the state and national level because we’re missing accidental leaks from oil and gas wells, according to a new study. Methane is [...]

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Construction of the Shell Cracker Plant Resuming Gradually with 500 Workers

April 25, 2020

Shell to call back more workers; state says no waiver needed From an Article by Chrissy Suttles, Ellwood City Ledger, April 15, 2020 Some work is underway at Shell Chemicals’ $6 billion ethane cracker plant in Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the Ohio River valley. Shell has no plans to fully restart production during [...]

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Can the Natural Gas, Oil & Plastics Industries be Saved from the COVID Crisis?

April 24, 2020

Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline: Why Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis Will Not Save the Oil, Gas, and Plastic Industries From the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), April 2020 Amidst a global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, the oil, gas, and plastic industries are exploiting the crisis by aggressively lobbying for massive bailouts and special [...]

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Political Activities of the Oil & Gas Industry Seen Nationwide

April 23, 2020

Oil and gas industry is exploiting a crisis Essay by Harv Teitelbaum, The Pueblo Chieftain – Pueblo, CO, April 9, 2020 These are difficult times. Most of us are sacrificing to protect ourselves, our families and our communities from COVID-19. Unfortunately, there are others who are using this crisis as cover to further their own [...]

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Fiftieth Anniversary of EARTH DAY is Here (#50)

April 22, 2020

EARTH DAY — Earth Day, Earth Day April 22, 2020 From Frac Sand Sentinel, Issue # 329, April 6, 2020 Pause for a moment or two on April 22, 2020. Earth Day was celebrated 50 years ago! This is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! How will it be celebrated? What memories do you have [...]

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Let’s Request a Public Hearing on the Proposed Frack Waste Terminal on the Ohio River

April 21, 2020

To Those Wishing to Protect our Environment, April 18, 2020 Concerned Ohio River Residents recently found out that while we are dealing with a pandemic health crisis, a company named 4K Industrial Park LLC wants to build a docking facility for barges transporting Oil & Gas waste in Martins Ferry, OH. This means that radioactive [...]

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Federal Judge in Montana Invalidates Nationwide Permit 12 (Stream Crossings)

April 20, 2020

Court Ruling on Army Corps Permit for Keystone XL Will Impact ACP From the Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) Update # 272, April 16, 2020 A federal district judge in Montana on April 15 ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved National Permit 12 (NWP12) to permit the [...]

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Speaking for Nature, Pope Francis Again Brings Focus on Reality

April 19, 2020

Pope Francis says coronavirus could be ‘nature’s response’ to climate change From an Article by Vincent Barone, New York Post, April 8, 2020 Pope Francis likened the coronavirus pandemic to recent fires and floods as one of “nature’s responses” to the world’s ambivalence to climate change. “There is an expression in Spanish: ‘God always forgives, [...]

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You Can Comment on the WV Biological Assessment Rule (4/20/20)

April 18, 2020

Biological Assessment Rule: Facebook Live Q & A with WV Rivers, Virtual Public Hearing and Easy Commenting From the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, April 10, 2020 Watch a video of WV Rivers’ staff scientist, Autumn Crowe, breakdown the biological assessment rule. Some of you might remember commenting on the biological assessment rule last spring when [...]

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VIRGINIA Embarks on Large Scale Transition to Clean Energy — Part 2

April 17, 2020

Virginia energy policy made interesting by Gov. Northam & VA Legislature From a Report by Ivy Main, Power for the People VA, April 3, 2020 Virginia joins RGGI, less CO2 emissions Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality has already written the regulations that call for Virginia power plants to reduce emissions by 30 percent by 2030. [...]

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