FERC to Update Pipeline Authorization Procedures, But When? Comments Now Due!

July 19, 2018

LaFleur: FERC unlikely to act on pipeline review before Powelson exit From an Update by Iulia Gheorghiu, UtilityDive.com, July 18, 2018 Utility Dive Briefs: >>> The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will not take any surprise action on its pipeline policy review at its Thursday open meeting, as comments are still coming in until July [...]

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Water Contamination May Well be Widespread Due to Drilling & Fracking

July 18, 2018

Rex Energy Pays $159K to PA Woodlands Families to Settle Water Claims Article by Reid Frazier, NPR StateImpact Pennsylvania, July 11, 2018 A State College-based fracking company recently paid $159,000 to settle water contamination claims brought by a group of families in Butler County. Rex Energy revealed the settlements in bankruptcy documents filed this month. [...]

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Wisconsin Hearing Set for Air Pollution from Frack Sand Processing Operation

July 17, 2018

Public Notice of an Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review Facility Description: Piranha Proppant LLC, located at US Highway 53 and County Highway SS, Dovre Township, Barron County, Wisconsin, FID 603107010 SUBMITTED application, including plans and specifications for the construction of a sand dryer and a rail loadout and the operation of a dry sand [...]

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Should We Continue Self-Interest Government or Try Public-Interest Planning?

July 16, 2018

“WV POLITICS IS BASED ON SELF INTEREST RATHER THAN LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD” Essay by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV It’s an unfortunate fact that one of the most important driving forces of history is self-interest. We like to trade on “democracy,” “freedom,” “natural rights,” [...]

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Major Capital Projects & Industry Jobs Threatened by “Trade War”

July 15, 2018

Trade war creates risk to major capex projects and industry jobs From an Article by Heather Doyle, PetroChemical Update, July 12, 2018 Hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of projects and jobs in the U.S. chemical industry are at risk as a result of a massive new round of U.S. tariffs released late July 10 [...]

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The Two-Party Political System Has Submerged Many Critical Issues

July 14, 2018

The Democrats Could Win If They Stood For Something From an Essay by Robert C. Koehler, Common Dreams, July 12, 2018 Now, more than ever, the whole of humanity needs leaders who can who can envision and articulate a global transition beyond war and dominance, beyond environmental exploitation, beyond policies and practices that dehumanize part [...]

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Our Oceans Are Under Attack, Accumulating Plastic Wastes

July 13, 2018

Plastic waste threatens coral reefs From an Article by Katherine Bourzac, Chemical & Engineering News, Volume 96 Issue 5 | p. 7 | News of The Week, January 29, 2018 A photograph of a spawning coral with a piece of plastic wrapped around it. Coral reefs around the world face an existential threat from overfishing, [...]

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Rover Pipeline Should Be Fully Responsible for Stream Impacts

July 12, 2018

Hold Rover Pipeline Accountable for Water Pollution – Act by 7/13/18 Update from West Virginia Rivers Coalition, July 12, 2018 RE: Doddridge, Tyler and Wetzel Counties including Under the Ohio River The Rover Pipeline in northern West Virginia has a long history of negligence – 18 water quality violations and two cease and desist orders [...]

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VIRGINIA DEQ Takes Enforcement Action Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

July 11, 2018

VA-DEQ Issues Notice of Violation (NOV) Action Against Mountain Valley Pipeline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, From Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 10, 2018 Contact: Greg Bilyeu, Gregory.Bilyeu@DEQ.Virginia.gov, (804) 698-4107 or Ann Regn, Ann.Regn@DEQ.Virginia.gov, (804) 698-4442 RICHMOND, VA. – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to Mountain Valley [...]

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Uneconomical Electric Power Plants Should Shut Down (No Subsidies)

July 10, 2018

Diverse energy coalition: “No Emergency” to justify subsidies for uneconomic power plants Distributed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), May 8, 2018 WASHINGTON – An unusual coalition representing natural gas, power, renewable energy and energy efficiency industry associations submitted a legal analysis to the Department of Energy (DOE) late Monday opposing federal use of emergency [...]

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