L.N.G. “BOOM” then “BUBBLE” — Multiple Risks And Uncertain Future

November 10, 2019

As Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) booms, some fear a “bubble” will form From an Article by James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, November 7, 2019 WASHINGTON – For years, LNG developers have sold investors on multi-billion dollar export projects based on the premise of the world’s insatiable appetite for natural gas. But three years after Cheniere Energy [...]

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FERC and Gov’t Agencies Must Wake Up to Climate Change

November 9, 2019

We cannot allow FERC to ignore our climate crisis From an Opinion Article by Adam Carlesco, The Hill, October 24, 2019 As the agency responsible for permitting interstate natural gas pipelines and electric transmission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the gatekeeper of America’s transition to a carbon-free future — a future desperately needed, [...]

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‘Climate Emergency’ is Here NOW — There is Plenty We Need to Do

November 8, 2019

More than 11,000 scientists from around the world declare a ‘climate emergency’ From an Article by Andrew Freedman, Washington Post, November 5, 2019 A new report by 11,258 scientists in 153 countries from a broad range of disciplines warns that the planet “clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency,” and provides six broad policy goals [...]

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Electric Power Companies are Making PROMISES, Promises, big promises …

November 7, 2019

Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don’t Expect Big Changes Soon From an Article by Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News, October 15, 2019 One way to quickly assess the seriousness of a utility’s emissions-reduction plan is to look at how it deals with coal-fired power plants, which are the leading sources of carbon [...]

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Climate Change is About to Defeat the U. S. Military Around the World

November 6, 2019

Report: Department of Defense ‘precariously unprepared’ for climate change risk From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, November 5, 2019 If the stalwart presence of the U.S. military in Virginia makes you feel safer in an uncertain world plagued by sea level rise and climate change, a recent report by the U.S. Army War [...]

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A PILOT Agreement for Longview Two Should Be Based on Realistic Principles

November 5, 2019

Mon County Needs A Fair PILOT Agreement for Longview By Jim Kotcon, Opinion—Editorial (Letter to Editor), Submitted to Morgantown Dominion Post, November 3, 2019 The Mon County Commission (MCC) is considering a gigantic tax break to attract yet another fossil fuel power plant to the area. The proposed Longview II would be a 1200-MW gas-fired [...]

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Public Meeting on Proposed Longview II Power Plant in Monongalia County, WV

November 4, 2019

….. MON VALLEY CLEAN AIR COALITION (MVCAC) ….. To Our Residents and Friends On November 7, 2019, from 6 to 9 pm, the Mon Valley Clean Air Coalition is hosting a public meeting in the Monongalia Arts Center at 107 High Street in Morgantown. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a public forum [...]

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Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto Say Enough of These Polluting Fracking Cracker Projects

November 3, 2019

Pittsburgh’s mayor denounces petrochemical development in western Pennsylvania From the Article by Rick Mullin, Chemical & Engineering News, November 1, 2019 PHOTO — The petrochemical plant under construction by Shell Chemicals on the Ohio River is scheduled to come online in 2021. Mayor Bill Peduto of Pittsburgh drew a hard line on petrochemical development in [...]

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Severances Taxes are Needed and Appropriate in West Virginia

November 2, 2019

It’s Time to Raise the Natural Gas Severance Tax From an Article by West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, November 1, 2019 What if we used the wealth from our natural resources to invest in a brighter future for West Virginians instead of sending that wealth out of state? Our new video out this [...]

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Deaths & Injuries in the Oil and Gas Industry are Excessive

November 1, 2019

Death in the Oilfields — Fatalities from Working on Drilling Rigs, etc. From an Article by Jim Morris, Center for Public Integrity, December 21, 2018 OKLAHOMA CITY — From 2008 through 2017, 1,566 workers perished trying to extract oil and gas in America. About as many U.S. troops died fighting in Afghanistan during that period. [...]

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