Natural Gas is Escaping into the Atmosphere from Drilling/Fracking Operations

August 2, 2019

A small number of leaky natural gas wells produce large emissions of greenhouse gases From a Press Release of Princeton University, August 1, 2019 Wells that extract natural gas from underground often leak large amounts of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the air. A team of Princeton University researchers has found that, in one [...]

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Second Fire at ExxonMobil Refinery Generates Toxic Smoke in Baytown, TX

August 1, 2019

Some 66 people sent for medical attention after ExxonMobil refinery explosion in Texas From an Article of NBC News, July 31, 2019 Authorities say 66 people were sent for medical evaluation after an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Texas on Wednesday. The fire began after an explosion just after 11:00 a.m. [...]

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Scientific Reporting on Climate Change by the US Government is Under Attack

July 31, 2019

Boulder Climate Scientist Sues Trump Administration Over Matter of ‘Scientific Integrity’ From an Article by Colorado Public Radio, July 29, 2019 A Boulder climate scientist was catapulted onto the national stage in what she describes as a fight between scientific integrity and political interference. Maria Caffrey alleges she lost her job with the National Park [...]

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SW-PA Environmental Health Project and Fracking Activities

July 30, 2019

NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROJECT From an Update by Raina Rippel, July 26, 2019 On Tuesday, June 18th, EHP hosted nearly 200 residents at a community meeting about the rise of rare childhood cancers in southwestern Pennsylvania. Sixty-seven rare childhood cancers from 2008-2018 in four southwestern Pennsylvania counties — Washington, Westmoreland, Greene, [...]

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Public Health Impacts of Shale Gas Industry are Very Detrimental to Local Residents

July 29, 2019

The Human Toll Part 2 – Interactive Photos Article From an Article by David Templeton, Don Hopey and Andrew Rush, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 18, 2019 [NOTE: The Human Toll — Part 1, Interactive Photo Article, May 14, 2019 ] Two gas-compressor stations in the Cibus-Imperial complex sit less than a half mile southwest of the [...]

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West Virginia Cracker Project in Wood County Cancelled by Braskem of Brazil

July 28, 2019

‘Game-changer’ cracker plant in Wood County is off, but another developer could step up From an Article by Brad McElhinny, West Virginia MetroNews, July 23, 2019 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The developers of a proposed petrochemical cracker plant that generated buzz several years ago have officially withdrawn, state officials said, but they’re still working to encourage [...]

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Bold Delegate vs. Blatant Corruption in West Virginia State Government

July 27, 2019

The temerity to address climate change in West Virginia From an Editorial Essay by J. Damon Cain, Beckley Register Herald, July 26, 2019 We acknowledge and appreciate the political bind our elected leaders face in this state when addressing climate change. Coal has been king in these parts for the better part of the past [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) Responds to FERC on Pipeline Coating Plastic

July 26, 2019

Dominion Responds to FERC’s Request for Toxicity Information on ACP Pipe From the Allegheny — Blue Ridge Alliance, ABRA Update #238 – July 25, 2019 Leaching of coating chemicals used in pipe materials for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is “not a significant pathway and will not result in human health risks,” so stated a [...]

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New Coal Liquefaction Plant to Use Natural Gas in Mason County, WV

July 25, 2019

New chemical to convert coal to liquid fuel planned for Mason County, WV From an Article in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch and Charleston Gazette, June 19, 2019 POINT PLEASANT — Ground will be broken this year for a new $1.2 billion coal-to-liquids-fuel facility in Mason County, according to the development company planning to build it. Domestic [...]

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Vice President at Dominion Energy Gives Lecture to Gas Industry on Climate Change

July 24, 2019

Dominion VP warns natural gas industry about being climate change deniers From a News Report by Sara Welch, Shale Gas Reporter, July 22, 2019 Dominion VP Donald Raikes recently spoke at the DUG East conference, a shale gas industry event in Pittsburgh, urging fossil fuels energy officials to be aware of environmental groups and make [...]

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