WV Legislators Exposed for Taking Indu$try Monie$

February 13, 2018

Woman ‘Dragged’ From WV Hearing After Listing Lawmakers’ Oil And Gas Donors From an Article by Nick Visser, Huffington Post, February 12, 2018 A woman was removed from the West Virginia House of Delegates on Friday after she used her testimony about a fossil fuel-sponsored piece of legislation to list industry donations to state lawmakers. [...]

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$ettlements Made Over Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion (15 Years Ago)

February 12, 2018

El Paso Corp. settles with victims’ families over pipeline explosion From an Article by Eric Billingsley, New Mexico Business Weekly, Albuquerque, September 16, 2002 Two years after one of the deadliest natural gas pipeline explosions in New Mexico’s history, Houston-based El Paso Corporation has reached the last in a series of out-of-court settlements with family [...]

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HB-4268: Improved “Co-Tenancy” Bill Clears House Judiciary Committee

February 11, 2018

WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization, February 10, 2018 Improved “Co-Tenancy” Bill Clears House Judiciary Committee View this Alert Online Dear Friends, After yesterday’s public hearing on the “co-tenancy” bill (HB 4268), the House Judiciary Committee took up and passed an improved version of the bill that, most importantly, addresses the problems we raised regarding surface [...]

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Dearborn Generation Gas Turbine Expansion on Hold in Michigan

February 10, 2018

Dearborn residents claim cautious victory as utility shelves plans to expand power plant From an Article by Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, January 29, 2018 “(W)e will immediately begin the process to rebuild trust with area neighbors and stakeholders,” said CMS Enterprises president Richard Mukhtar. A utility’s decision to withdraw a request for a controversial [...]

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Daelim Industrial to Join Thai’s PTTGC Ethane Cracker in Ohio Valley

February 9, 2018

Daelim Industrial to partner with Thai’s PTTGC to set up petrochemical complex in Ohio From a Pulse Item by Choi Jae-won and Choi Mira, Maeil Business News (Korea), January 30, 2018 Daelim Industrial Co., a South Korean construction and petrochemical company, will put up about $131 million to establish a petrochemical complex in Ohio, the [...]

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Plans Underway to Lease Old Landfills for Marcellus Gas in Wheeling Area

February 8, 2018

Seeking Treasure Underneath Trash: Wheeling Could Get $2M From Gas Leases for Old Landfills From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, February 5, 2018 WHEELING — Marcellus and Utica shale drilling continues throughout the Upper Ohio Valley. Wheeling leaders plan to enter a new lease to pay them more than $2 million up front, [...]

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Public Hearing on “Co-Tenancy” Friday, February 9th at 8:30AM in WV House Chamber

February 7, 2018

West Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization Public Hearing on “Co-Tenancy” Friday, February 9th at 8:30AM — View this Alert Online — Dear Friends, The House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on the ”co-tenancy” bill (HB 4268) this Friday, February 9 starting at 8:30AM in the House Chamber. Anyone who would like to travel [...]

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Immediate Access Granted to MVP in Northern WV by Federal Judge

February 6, 2018

Federal judge grants immediate access to disputed properties along MVP path in northern WV From an Article by Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews, February 4, 2018 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge on Friday granted approval for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to move ahead with eminent domain on properties along the project’s path in northern West [...]

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Falcon Pipeline to Supply Ethane from OH, WV & PA to Shell Cracker

February 5, 2018

Conservation groups want more time to review Shell Falcon pipeline permits From an Article by Reid Frazier, NPR Impact PA, January 31, 2018 Environmental groups are asking a state agency to extend a 30-day comment period on environmental permits for a pipeline that would bring natural gas liquids to Shell’s Beaver County Ethane Cracker. The [...]

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Plenty of Challenges with Shale Drilling & Fracking — Part 2

February 4, 2018

Part 2. Environmental and health problems of horizontal drilling and high pressure hydraulic fracturing Essay by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Everywhere the gas industry goes it makes enemies.  It ruins ground water.  The industry has turned itself inside out trying to deny it in court, often settling with people who make [...]

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