SCAPE Studio in Pittsburgh presents “Petrochemical America”

September 24, 2017

Petrochemical America: From Cancer Alley to Toxic Valley Described by Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP), Newsletter, September 23, 2017 Join the growing regional conversation on Wednesday, September 27 at 5 p.m. at an Opening Night Cocktail Reception for the art exhibit “Petrochemical America, from Cancer Alley to Toxic Valley.” The exhibit was inspired by [...]

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The Extensive Health Effects of Fracking Continue to be Studied

September 23, 2017

Health Effects of Fracking are of Major Concern to Residents & Medical Professionals Essay by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo banned fracking in New York State in 2014, citing health risks. Many other states have been “spread eagle” for fracking. As time goes by it appears that Cuomo [...]

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Ethane Hype has Reached a New Level in West Virginia

September 22, 2017

Where did the 100,000 jobs and the $36 billion investment figures come from? Despite what Wheeling’s papers tell you, it wasn’t a WVU study From the Blog entitled The Wheeling Alternative, Internet Blog, September 2, 2017 On Wednesday, the top-of-the-front-page headline in both Wheeling papers highlighted what looked to be an important story for the [...]

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WV Air Quality Board Rejects Appeal on Methanol Chemical Plant

September 21, 2017

Air board refuses to hear concerns over Institute methanol plant From an Article by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, September 18, 2017 Photo: Air Quality Board Chairman Michael Koon (left) and board lawyer Mark Weiler announce the board’s ruling Monday on an appeal of a permit for a US Methanol plant that is under construction [...]

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Talk About Climate Change, It’s Here in Spades

September 20, 2017

Now Is Exactly the Time to Have That Discussion About Climate Change From an Article by Susan Glickman, EcoWatch.com, September 15, 2017 As a native Floridian, I chose to ride out Hurricane Irma in my hometown of Tampa—just a few miles north of where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play football. Like millions of other Floridians [...]

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The Largest Glaciers in the Rocky Mountains are Melting Faster

September 19, 2017

SCIENCE — The Rockies’ largest glaciers are melting with little fanfare From an Article by Benjamin Storrow, E & E News, September 13, 2017 WIND RIVER RANGE, Wyo. — Here at the roof of the Continental Divide, one of the Rocky Mountains’ largest glaciers is in retreat. A new world is emerging in the wake [...]

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Pipeline Builders Win Big Whether the Gas is Needed

September 18, 2017

Pipeline Payday: How Builders Win Big, Whether More Gas Is Needed or Not Close corporate relationships between pipeline builders and gas buyers are allowing companies to reap higher profits while locking in emissions for years to come. From an Article by Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News, August 3, 2017 The real fight over America’s energy [...]

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Arrested Protestors say FERC is a Corrupt Agency

September 17, 2017

Disruption of U.S. Senate hearing includes a 25-year veteran of FERC From an Article by Fossil Free Rhode Island, September 9, 2017 Three activists with Beyond Extreme Energy disrupted Thursday’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the nominations of the final two members to join Trump’s FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Committee). One of [...]

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MVP is Creating Stress and Distress in the Region

September 16, 2017

The Mountain Valley Pipeline: From motivating stress to debilitating distress Letter from E. Scott Geller, alumni distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, Roanoke Times, September 11, 2017 Every societal or cultural issue influences human dynamics — psychology — and vice versa. The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) crisis is no exception, but the psychological impact of [...]

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Something New: The OFF Act can Bury Fossil Fuels

September 15, 2017

The OFF Act Is a Climate Game Changer From an Article by Mark Schlosberg, Food & Water Watch, September 7, 2017 Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced the Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (OFF Act) last week. This visionary bill comes as the nation bears witness to the devastation being brought by the climate [...]

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