Who Benefits from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) Money Train?

March 12, 2018

Documents reveal immense outreach on Atlantic Coast Pipeline From an Article by Sarah Rankin, Associated Press, March 8, 2018 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Civic leaders in town after town along the 600-mile (966-kilometer) route of a proposed natural gas project have posed for similar photographs, smiling and accepting poster-sized checks from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. [...]

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Urgent “Warning to Humanity” Issued by Scientific Community

March 11, 2018

Some 20,000 Scientists Have Now Signed The ‘Warning to Humanity’ From an Article by Thomas Newsome, EcoWatch.com, March 10, 2018 The article, ‘World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice’ has been co-signed by 20,000 scientists around the world. A chilling research paper warning about the fate of humanity has received 4,500 additional signatures and [...]

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Sinkholes Develop Around Mariner East 1 Pipeline in Southeast Penna.

March 11, 2018

‘It’s crazy, man’: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s pipeline inspection stir safety fears in Chester County, PA From an Article by Jon Hurdle, NPR StateImpact PA, March 9, 2018 Sunoco scrambled to inspect an ageing pipeline on Friday in the backyards of Chester County homes where drilling for two new pipelines has caused several sinkholes to open up. [...]

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Marcellu$ Activitie$ Involve State & Local Government

March 10, 2018

Co-tenancy bill headed to WV governor From an Article by Rusty Marks, WV News Service, March 5, 2018 CHARLESTON — A co-tenancy bill passed by the state Senate and House of Delegates is on its way to Gov. Jim Justice for consideration. House Bill 4268 would allow a 75 percent super-majority of property owners on [...]

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Pin Oak Energy Partners Revives Interest in Ohio’s Utica Shale

March 9, 2018

Akron-based Pin Oak group acquires Halcon’s assets in Appalachia From an Article by Liam Bouquet, Warren Tribune Chronicle, March 8, 2018 WARREN, OHIO — Several years ago, BP America and Halcon Resources Corp. drilling operations in the northern Utica shale grinded to a halt, but Pin Oak Energy Partners, an Akron-based oil and gas company, [...]

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XTO Shale Gas Well Blowout in Ohio Finally Capped After 20 Days

March 8, 2018

Exxon’s XTO caps leaking Ohio gas well, 20 days after blowout Reporting by Scott DiSavino and Kim Palmer, Reuters News Service, March 7, 2018 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy unit said on Wednesday it plugged a blown out natural gas well in rural southeast Ohio that had been leaking for nearly three weeks. [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Now Cutting Trees at Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway

March 7, 2018

ACP Tree Cutting Begins Near Fenton Inn And Wintergreen Resort Entrance, Nelson County, VA News Alert from Blue Ridge Life Magazine, March 6, 2018 Tree cutting is now underway at Beech Grove near Wintergreen in Nelson County, Virginia. Early Tuesday morning – March 6, 2018 – Crews were seen assembling to begin cutting trees near [...]

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Advice from the West Virginia Center for Budget & Policy

March 6, 2018

Tax Cuts are Tied to Teacher Strike From the WV Center for Budget & Policy, March 4, 2018 A recent Huffington Post piece shows how a decade of business tax cuts helped fuel the West Virginia teacher strike. Since 2006, the state has cut millions in business tax cuts in a failed effort to boost [...]

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WV & PA Need Funds for the Operation of State Government

March 5, 2018

Subject: There’s a revolution happening in West Virginia Dear Friends, ……. Date: March 4, 2018 There’s a revolution happening here in West Virginia. I’ve been fighting for working families in West Virginia my entire life. For the last 10 days, we’ve been standing arm-in-arm with the teachers and support personnel who have been on strike [...]

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Ice Melting in the Arctic at Crisis Condition

March 4, 2018

With All Eyes on Trump White House Dysfunction, the Real Meltdown Is in the Arctic From an Article by Jon Queally, Common Dreams, March 1, 2018 ‘This is the biggest story of our lifetimes.’ No, not the impossible-to-ignore dysfunction within the current administration. The arctic is experiencing the hottest winter since record-keeping began. Sea ice [...]

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