The Coal Industry in Decline in Spite of (Irrational) Government Policies

October 31, 2019

“Let political leaders follow coal industry over a cliff in 2020” From the Opinion Editor, The Dominion Post, October 30, 2019 Maybe they’ll listen to him or maybe not. They don’t listen to us. They belittle environmentalists. They scoff at facts. They don’t even pay attention to markets. But last week, the CEO of Longview [...]

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Demonstrations in London Focus on Climate Change

October 30, 2019

Extinction Rebellion Is Creating a New Narrative of the Climate Crisis In London From an Article by Charlotte Du Cann, New York Times, October 28, 2019 PHOTO in ARTICLE — Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking traffic on Whitehall at the bottom of Trafalgar Square, during a rally in London earlier this month. “Everybody knows the boat [...]

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Major Natural Gas Pipelines Acro$$ WV & VA, Very Disruptive and Expen$ive

October 29, 2019

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s cost rises to $5.5 billion, completion pushed to 2020 From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, October 22, 2019 The developer of the Mountain Valley Pipeline again raised the estimated cost of the project and pushed back its completion date after federal regulators last week ordered construction stopped because of concerns [...]

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Frack Check Shows Trump’s Errors in Pittsburgh Talk

October 28, 2019

Frack Check: Trump’s most dubious claims made in his Pittsburgh fracking speech From the Article by Ryan Deto, Pittsburgh City Paper, October 24, 2019 Protests against fracking took place outside President Trump’s visit to the Shale Insight conference. During his speech in front of a pro-fracking and mostly pro-Trump crowd, President Donald Trump spoke about [...]

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Standing Up for Clean Energy & Local Residents Along Pipelines

October 27, 2019

Stand for equality and clean energy, not dangerous pipelines By Letters to the Editor, Suffolk Co. News Herald, October 21, 2019 Re: “Delaying pipeline denies opportunity,” letter to the editor, published Sept. 24. We hear that pipelines will answer Virginia’s supposed energy needs, an opinion often stemming from the interests of the wealthy fossil fuel [...]

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An Appalachian Storage Hub Would be Dangerous in the Near Term AND Long Run

October 26, 2019

“Say no to storage hub” — Letter to the Editor Letter submitted by Eric Engle to Parkersburg News & Sentinal, October 20, 2019 An October 2nd editorial, “Storage Hub: Legislation should be a priority,” states West Virginia’s congressional delegation should continue making the Appalachian Storage Hub a top priority and supports recent legislation from West [...]

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Colorado Tightening Regulation of Fracking Industry Due to Public Health Effects

October 25, 2019

Colorado to tighten oversight of oil and gas sites near homes given possible short-term health effects From an Article by Bruce Finley, Denver Post, October 17, 2019 Colorado officials declared they will toughen their oversight of oil and gas drilling and fracking sites following the release Thursday of a multiyear scientific study that found industry [...]

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Ethane Cracker Companies Paying Lip-Service to Recycling & Sustainability

October 24, 2019

Shale-fueled US plastics boom puts spotlight on sustainability From S & P Global Platts News Service, October 22, 2019 Virgin plastic production is thriving in the US, fueled by the North American shale boom. But the reversal of fortune for the US chemical industry has highlighted a bigger challenge amid widespread concern about plastic waste [...]

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Action Alert RE: “Shale Insight Conference” in Pittsburgh 10/23/19

October 23, 2019

People Over Petro‎ Action to Defend The Water: Wednesday, October 23 is the Day of Action During “Shale Insight Conference” >>> Action Alert News from Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Stand in solidarity with Native leaders! The action will be held during the Shale Insight Conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, where [...]

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Innovative Microgrid Plan for Pittsburgh International Airport

October 22, 2019

Pittsburgh International Airport to Tap Marcellus Shale for Microgrid From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, Natural Gas Intelligence, October 21, 2019 Pittsburgh International Airport (PIA) has awarded a 20-year contract to utility Peoples Natural Gas to build and operate a microgrid to power its entire campus. The microgrid would be powered by Marcellus Shale wells [...]

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