Will LNG Safety Become Secondary for Tank Car Trains?

February 17, 2020

Railroad & safety advocates weigh in on LNG rule for tank car trains Article by Julie Sneider, Senior Associate Editor, Progressive Railroading, February 2020 The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHSMA) proposed rule that would allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail attracted comments last month from the rail industry in [...]

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“What if?” What if a Leak, a Fire, an Explosion on the Mariner East Pipeline?

February 16, 2020

The two words that continue to haunt the Mariner East Pipeline Opinion Editorial, Delaware County Daily Times, Swarthmore PA, February 14, 2020 There are two words that continue to haunt the Mariner East pipeline. They are the two words that nobody wants to think about when it comes to the discussion surrounding this particular residential [...]

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PLASTICS Problems for Mankind are GIGANTIC Now and Getting WORSE

February 15, 2020

The Bigger Problem With Plastics, That Is “P L A S T I C S” From an Article by CAROL ROIG, River Reporter, February 12, 2020 By now, most New Yorkers are aware that a ban on single-use plastic bags will go into effect on Sunday, March 1, 2020. While there has been some criticism [...]

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Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2020 Will Help Protect the Public Health

February 14, 2020

Climate Change Affects the Health of All Virginians Letter to Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 12, 2020 As physicians, we prioritize the needs of our patients. While we do our best with modern medicine, climate change is a rising threat to our patients’ health. The juxtaposition of fossil fuels and personal health is readily apparent in [...]

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Practices and Policies for Global Sustainability — Summer Short Course

February 13, 2020

What’s the Big Deal? Practices & Policies for Global Sustainability – Summer Adult Education Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY From Prof. David Lodge, Cornell University, February 5, 2020 Can this planet be saved? Yes, we think so !! In this timely program, David Lodge, director of Cornell’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability, will challenge us with [...]

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2020 Pennsylvania Solar Congress, Indiana County, February 15th

February 12, 2020

Solar Energy is Pennsylvania’s New Energy Future Letter to the Observer Reporter by Sherene Hess & Peter Broad, February 10, 2020 Our energy system is changing faster than you may think. The U.S. Department of Energy recently projected that three-quarters of new electric generation built this year will be renewable and almost half of that [...]

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Alternative Energy Planning in Virginia Involves Cost$ of Options

February 11, 2020

At Virginia Senate panel, a clash over the costs of shifting away from carbon From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, February 9, 2020 The Virginia Clean Economy Act, the Democrats’ energy omnibus bill designed to achieve Gov. Ralph Northam’s goals of reducing Virginia’s carbon emissions to zero by 2050, sparked sharp questions from [...]

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Antarctica Warming is Setting Records, Melting Ice Sheets

February 10, 2020

Antarctica just hit 65 degrees, its warmest temperature ever recorded — It comes days after Earth’s warmest January on record. From an Article by Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, February 7, 2020 Just days after the Earth saw its warmest January on record, Antarctica has broken its warmest temperature ever recorded. A reading of 65 degrees [...]

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OMG! The Right to Protest is Under Attack with HB-4615

February 9, 2020

Your Rights at Stake: Come to Public Hearing on the Anti-Protest Bill From the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), February 6, 2020 Come out for a public hearing on HB 4615, “The West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act,” which would create new criminal and civil penalties for conduct around gas and oil pipelines that could [...]

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Global LNG Gas Markets are Slumping in Oversuppy & Low Demand

February 8, 2020

“Gasmaggedon” Sweeps Over Global Natural Gas Market From an Article by Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com, February 5, 2020 China’s state-owned gas importers are considering declaring force majeure on LNG imports, which would amplify the turmoil in global gas markets. LNG prices have already plunged to their lowest levels in a decade in Asia as the ramp [...]

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