Drilling Fluid Contamination Out-of-Control on Rover Pipeline

January 16, 2018

New spills from Rover Pipeline construction are problem in Ohio From an Article by Scott DiSavino, Reuters News Service, January 12, 2018 (Reuters) – Ohio environmental regulators on Friday told federal energy regulators the state has significant concerns about the potential for a spill from Energy Transfer Partners LP’s drilling under a river as the [...]

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“Costliest Disaster Year Ever 2017″ — Living on Earth (PRI)

January 15, 2018

2017 — The Costliest Disaster Year Ever HOST: Steve Curwood, Public Radio International, Living on Earth. DATE: January 12, 2018, WEB-SITE: www.loe.org CURWOOD: From PRI, and the Stanley Studios at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, this is Living on Earth. I’m Steve Curwood. NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – tells us America [...]

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Sen. Tim Kaine Calls for FERC to Rehear MVP and ACP Pipelines

January 14, 2018

SEN. KAINE CALLS FOR FERC REHEARING ON MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINES From an Article by Joseph Abbate, Blue Virginia, January 5, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting that it grant a rehearing request on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) [...]

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US Federal Court Asked to Stop MVP Pipeline in VA & WV

January 13, 2018

Environmental groups try to halt Mountain Valley Pipeline in federal appeals court From an Article by Brad McElhinny in WV Metro-News, January 09, 2018 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Environmental groups have filed a federal appeal to try to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The groups filed a motion asking for a stay of the [...]

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Clean Power Plan comment period is ending soon at US EPA

January 12, 2018

Morgantown League of Women Voters: RE: CPP Comments Hello, and Happy New Year everyone. Barbara Brown (LWVMM Board Sec.) and I attended the public meeting in Charleston on the proposal to rescind the Clean Power Plan. It was very interesting and informative and we were surprised at the number of people who spoke in support [...]

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Electricity Supply — PJM System Meets Challenge of Cold Snap

January 11, 2018

Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) cites improvements since “Polar Vortex” From PJM Interconnection, January 09, 2018 VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The cold weather from Dec. 27, 2017 through Jan. 7, 2018, brought three of PJM Interconnection’s top 10 highest winter peak demands for electricity. The grid operator credits planning and lessons learned [...]

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WVU – IWSS: The Human Dimensions of Water

January 10, 2018

“The human dimensions of water” by Prof. Martina Caretta Source: WVU, Institute of Water Security & Science, October 30, 2017 Water is the driving force of all nature, but how do people react when an area begins to run out of water? Martina Angela Caretta, assistant professor of geography at West Virginia University, seeks to [...]

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FERC Was Right to Reject DOE Proposal to Bail Out Coal Plants

January 9, 2018

Statement by Mike Jacobs, Senior Energy Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists. From the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Press Release, January 8, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously rejected the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposal to force energy markets to provide failing coal-fired power plants and nuclear plants guaranteed profits—at [...]

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Science Brief #2. Why We Are Having Heavy Rains & Hurricanes!

January 8, 2018

Science Brief #2. Why the heavy rains and hurricanes? Essay by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer & Retired Chemistry Professor, Jane Lew, Lewis County, WV The U. S. has experienced four hurricane disasters just this past year: Harvey in Texas and Louisiana in August; Irma, a particularly intense hurricane with winds of 185 miles an [...]

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Fire & Explosions at Stromberger Pad in Windsor, Colorado on 12/22/17

January 7, 2018

Windsor Explosion and Fire at Stromberger Oil Well Pad in Colorado From a Commentary by Wendell Bradley, PhD Physicist, Windsor, Colorado Regional air quality devices monitor ozone via probes on towers. They show that Windsor has been out of ozone compliance since 2008, thus has been under a long term health threat. Windsor’s over-the-limit amount [...]

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