Trump Orders US Department of Energy to Interfere with Power Plants

June 3, 2018

Trump Orders Action to Stem Coal, Nuclear Plant Shutdowns From an Article by Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bloomberg News Service, June 1, 2018 President Donald Trump ordered his energy secretary to take immediate action to stem power plant closures, arguing that a decline in coal and nuclear electricity is putting the nation’s security at risk. “Impending [...]

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Climate Education: When the Facts Are Not Adequate

June 2, 2018

EDITORIAL — When facts about climate change are not enough Essay by Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Reference: Science 01 Jun 2018: Vol. 360, Issue 6392, pp. 943 Science is based on a shared respect for the scientific method — the principle that, by gathering and analyzing data and information, scientists [...]

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Embracing Civil Disobedience, Climate Activists are ‘Living the Emergency’

June 1, 2018

Climate activists turn to civil disobedience at the risk of serving prison time Article by Alexandra Varney McDonald, UU World Magazine, Summer 2018 For Leonard Higgins and Michael Foster, climate change is scarier than prison. Dubbed the “valve turners,” Higgins and Foster participated in the coordinated, simultaneous—and illegal—shutdown of five transborder pipelines in October 2016. [...]

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Stream by Stream Gas Pipeline Issues in WV, VA, & NC

May 31, 2018

Pipeline Bombshell: Even Dominion Energy Says Mountain Valley Pipeline Contractor Is Incompetent From an Article by Jonathan Sokolow, Blue Virginia, May 28, 2018 In recent weeks, Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) started tree clearing and ground preparation for its proposed 42-inch, 303-mile fracked natural gas pipeline running from West Virginia through Virginia. Almost immediately, reports emerged [...]

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West Virginia Energy Transitions for Green Growth!

May 30, 2018

Last Chance to Register for Energy Transitions for Green Growth! When: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT Where: Flatwoods Conference Center, 350 Days Drive, Sutton, WV 26601 Driving Directions: Take I-79 to Flatwoods Exit Cost is Free. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required. Registration for Energy Transitions for Green [...]

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Laying of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Active in West Virginia

May 30, 2018

Pipeline work to begin soon in Upshur County, WV News Article from The Inter-Mountain, Elkins, WV, May 30, 2018 BUCKHANNON — Upshur County will soon see a large influx in people as pipeliners and contractors head to the area to begin construction work on the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline, officials said. Mike Cozad, ACP community [...]

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Nationwide Permits to Mountain Valley Pipeline Out-of-Place

May 29, 2018

Environmental coalition asks federal court to halt construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline Press Release from Appalachian Voices, May 22, 2018 Photo of mud across Cahas Mountain Road near construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline in Franklin County, May 2018. Photo from Roanoke Times. RICHMOND, VA — Today, lawyers for a coalition of environmental advocates including Appalachian [...]

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Subsidies to Gas Industry Not in Public Interest

May 28, 2018

Gas company subsidies hurt Pennsylvania families Opinion Editorial, Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox and Shannon Brown, Esq., York Dispatch, 5/23/18 The Pennsylvania General Assembly did not have the votes to pass yet more subsidies to the oil and natural gas industry before its recess. The proposed subsidies severely weaken protections for our children, families, and future [...]

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Fracking is Destructive but Defenders Continue the Hype

May 27, 2018

One study can’t absolve fracking Letter to Editor, Tom Bond, Lewis County, WV Hoppy Kercheval’s May 16 opinion piece, “Evidence against fracking lacking,” is remarkable for several reasons. First, he writes about a subject, hydraulic fracturing, citing a single piece of research, coming to the conclusion it “demonstrates that the hysteria over fracking is unwarranted.” [...]

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Careless Storage Tank Explosion in Doddridge County

May 26, 2018

Four Injured In Doddridge Well Tank Explosion From Local News Reports, Wheeling Intelligencer, May 26, 2018 WEST UNION — Four people were injured Friday morning when out-of-service well tanks exploded in Doddridge County. The tanks had been moved to a location near 145 Whitehair Lane, located off Cabin Run Road south of U.S. 50 in [...]

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