Energy Policy in Maryland Should be Redirected for a Brighter Future

June 21, 2018

Maryland moving in the wrong direction on energy Editorial Essay by Ann Bristow, Baltimore Sun, June 15, 2018 Maryland is at a significant choice point looking toward our energy future: Aggressively build clean renewable electricity generation or lock electricity generation into 30 and more years of fossil fuel-fed utilities — notably the dirty fuel with [...]

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West Virginia Became a State on June 20, 1863 — Now What Do We Have?

June 20, 2018

The West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey’s (WVGES) “Pipeline-Plus” is a collection of tools/applications to allow the user the ability to search and gather information that WVGES has available about oil & gas wells in West Virginia. The following tools/applications are available within the system. Oil & Gas Well Data Search: (Detailed Help) This application [...]

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Pipelines are Destructive, Fracking Brings Contamination, and Climate Change Rules the Earth

June 19, 2018

Frackin ‘n Pipelines ‘Ain’t What Thar Cracked Up to Be, Then There’s Climate Change to Contend With Letter to the Editor by Tom Bond, WVNews, June 16, 2018 West Virginia leaders have an unmatched talent for delicious, self-serving fantasy. Take the picture with the article “Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction begins with ground breaking in Lewis [...]

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The Resource Curse in “Amity & Prosperity” and Beyond

June 18, 2018

“Amity & Prosperity” — The Resource Curse of Appalachia Essay by Eliza Griswold, New York Times, June 9, 2018 (Ms. Griswold spent the past seven years reporting in southwestern Pennsylvania.) Jason Clark has lived near Amity, Pa., in the southwestern part of the state, since he was born. He likes to call urban Americans “hypocrites.” [...]

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Conflict of Interest Discovered in $80 Billion Deal with China

June 17, 2018

Possible conflict of interest clouds West Virginia’s natural gas deal with China From an Article by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, June 15, 2018 PHOTO: Then-West Virginia Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher (seated at left of table) meets last November in Beijing with China Energy President Ling Wen (seated at right of table) in front of [...]

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As Drilling & Fracking for Oil Continues, the Natural Gas Surplus Grows Greater and Greater

June 16, 2018

Side Effect of Rising Oil Drilling: Indigestion for Gas Frackers From an Article by Christopher M. Matthews, Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2018 As companies step up oil production, the natural gas byproduct is weighing on already low gas prices and on gas producers. Higher oil prices are helping many American shale drillers. But they [...]

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WV-DEP Levies $430,000 Fine to Rover Pipeline, Should Be More!

June 15, 2018

West Virginia Assesses Rover $430,030 Fine for Water Pollution Violations From an Article by Jeremiah Shelor, NGI Shale Daily, June 13, 2018 Rover Pipeline LLC has agreed to pay a $430,030 civil penalty for numerous sediment and erosion control violations during construction in West Virginia, according to a consent order released by the state’s Department [...]

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Upshur County Commission Hears ACP Pipeline Construction Concerns

June 14, 2018

Upshur County Commission Hears Concerns About Pipeline Construction, Roads, Bridges, Streams, Forests, People By: Katie Kuba, The Buckhannon Record Delta, June 11, 2018 BUCKHANNON — The state policy director for Dominion Energy on Thursday pledged to examine whether vehicles associated with Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction were in compliance with weight limits the West Virginia Department [...]

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The Climate Change Science on Sea Level Rise is Shocking

June 13, 2018

Living on Earth: The Climate Emergency Warning from Extreme Weather From an Interview of Michael Mann by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth, July 30, 2021 CURWOOD: It’s Living on Earth, I’m Steve Curwood. Extreme, record breaking, weather is happening around the world. Thousand-year floods are drowning Europe and Asia. And exceptional drought and unprecedented heat [...]

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FERC Asked to Stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction

June 13, 2018

To the Friends of the Allegheny – Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) From Lew Freeman, ABRA Executive Director, June 12, 2018 A motion was filed June 11 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting that the agency immediately revoke its May 11 authorization for construction to proceed in West Virginia for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The [...]

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