MVP Pipeline Damage Mitigation Fund$ Being Applied in Virginia

December 8, 2018

First grants awarded from Mountain Valley Pipeline mitigation fund From an Article by Laurence Hammack, Roanoke Times, December 6, 2018 The first grants from a $27.5 million mitigation fund established to offset the environmental damage caused by building the Mountain Valley Pipeline have been awarded to seven forest conservation projects in Southwest Virginia. Before starting [...]

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MVP Forced to Stop Work at Cove Hollow in Virginia

December 7, 2018

MVP Forced to Stop Work at Cove Hollow — Rubber Duckies Declare Victory From an Article of Mountain Valley Watch, December 6, 2018 Elliston, VA– On December 4, 2018, a flock of rubber ducks declared victory as Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) closed up shop at Cove Hollow Road in Elliston, Virginia. MVP began work at [...]

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More & More: Drilling Here, Fracking There, Crushing the Roads Overthere

December 6, 2018

Natural Gas Drilling & Fracking Activity Highlights Abound From an Update of Larry Prado, Hart Energy, E & P Magazine, December 3, 2018 MARCELLUS-UTICA REGION (0hio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) Antero Resources Corp. has been issued permits for three Shiloh-Wick Field-Marcellus Shale ventures in Tyler County, W.Va. The permitted wells will be drilled from a drillpad [...]

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Concerns over the Falcon Pipeline of the Shell Cracker Chemical Plant

December 5, 2018

Opposition Growing Against Natural Gas Pipeline To Supply Beaver Co. Cracker Plant From KDKA-TV, CBS News 2, Pittsburgh, December 3, 2018 BEAVER, Pa. — Some pipelines in the region have ruptured, causing massive explosions. Others under construction, like the Mariner East pipeline, have been slapped with hundreds of violations for spills. Now, opposition is growing [...]

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The 20 Warmest Years in the Past 22 Years, Really!

December 4, 2018

The Last Four Years Were Likely the Hottest on Record From an Article by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch.com, November 29, 2018 This year 2018 will likely be the fourth hottest year on record, according to the United Nations’ authoritative voice for weather and climate. The three years that were warmer? 2016, 2015 and 2017. Furthermore, the [...]

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Rover & Mariner East Pipeline Violations Unusually High

December 3, 2018

Two U.S. pipelines rack up violations, threaten industry growth From an Article by Scott DiSavino, Stephanie Kelly, Reuters News Service, November 28, 2018 MEDIA, PA — Energy Transfer LP and its Sunoco pipeline subsidiary have racked up more than 800 state and federal permit violations while racing to build two of the nation’s largest natural [...]

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Public Hearing Monday in Morgantown on Hammerhead Pipeline

December 2, 2018

Comment to WVDEP on the Water Quality Impacts of the Hammerhead Pipeline From the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, December 2, 2018 You can submit comments to WVDEP on the Hammerhead Pipeline, a 25-mile, 30-inch gathering line in Monongalia, Marion and Wetzel Counties. The pipeline would impact 500 acres and approximately 128 streams and wetlands. On [...]

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Melancholia Film Inspires Climate Change Theory

December 2, 2018

This article is based on fictional events, the Melancholia Movie From the Arts and Science Blog of David Boyt, Physics World, November 20, 2018 Anyone who has ever been to the cinema or watched a film in the last 50 years is probably familiar with lines like “This film is based on a true story”, [...]

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Monitoring for Chemicals in Fracking Pollution Studies

December 1, 2018

Penn State researchers examine ground, stream water for shale drilling impacts From an Article by Penn State University, Industrial Water World, November 20, 2018 Chemical clues in waters near Marcellus Shale gas wells in rural Pennsylvania can identify new drilling-related sources of methane contamination, according to scientists. The findings provide a new tool for distinguishing [...]

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What is the Future for Marcellus Natural Gas?

November 30, 2018

Seven Marcellus natural gas myths, or, you’re playing with fire, America From an Article by Terry Etam, The BOE Report, November 26, 2018 Sometimes a phenomenon comes along that captures the public’s attention in near totality, and we find ourselves losing our minds and joining the parade. The dot com boom was one example, a [...]

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