Part 2. The True Price of Power — Coal & Natural Gas

July 19, 2017

Coal & Natural Gas and the True Price of Power, Part 2 From a Report by Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource, WFPL – NPR, July 17, 2017 ‘Where Paradise Lay‘ Coal is showing its age. The average age of coal plants in the U.S. today is about 40 years and for the past couple of [...]

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Part 1. The True Price of Power — Coal & Natural Gas

July 18, 2017

Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power, Part 1 From a Report by Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource, WFPL – NPR, July 17, 2017 Thanks to singer-songwriter John Prine, Paradise Fossil Plant might be the only coal-fired power plant that has a household name. “Paradise,” Prine’s 1971 ballad, drew on boyhood [...]

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Outdoor Chapel Now Blocking Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in PA

July 17, 2017

Nuns to dedicate outdoor chapel built in the path of proposed pipeline From an Article by Amanda Watts and Paige Levin, CNN, July 8, 2017 An open-air chapel set up by Catholic nuns to block construction of a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania will be dedicated Sunday on a spot directly in the pipeline’s proposed [...]

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Fracking is Ill Advised in Wayne National Forest (Ohio River Valley)

July 16, 2017

Government Violating Own Laws to Pave Way for Fracking Plan in Ohio’s Only National Forest From an Article of the Center for Biological Diversity, EcoWatch.com, July 6, 2017 Conservation groups Wednesday expanded a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management plan to permit fracking in Ohio’s only national forest. The groups [...]

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FERC Investigating Misbehavior of Rover Pipeline in Ohio

July 15, 2017

Feds investigating Ohio pipeline over ‘misstatements’ From an Article by Timothy Cama, The Hill Newsletter, July 14, 2017 Federal officials are investigating the developer building a controversial natural gas pipeline over alleged “misstatements” regarding its construction in Ohio. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff said in a Thursday notice that they preliminarily determined that Energy [...]

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Wind Mills Bring Balance to Energy Projects in West Virginia

July 14, 2017

Appalachian Power looks to acquire planned wind power projects, one in WV From an Article by Max Garland, Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 5, 2017 Appalachian Power is continuing its shift toward renewable energy, as the electric utility announced Wednesday it is seeking approval to acquire two wind power facilities under development. One of these projects, the [...]

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Antarctica Is Melting — The Larsen C Ice Shelf Collapse Is Just the Beginning

July 13, 2017

The massive iceberg that broke off the Larsen C Ice Shelf may be a harbinger of a continent-wide collapse that would swamp coastal cities around the world. Special Feature of National Geographic Magazine by David Fox, July 12, 2017 +++ (This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. It was first [...]

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An Iceberg the Size of Delaware Breaks off the Larsen C Iceshelf

July 12, 2017

Iceberg twice size of Luxembourg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf From an Article by Nicola Davis, The Guardian, July 12, 2017 Satellite data confirms ‘calving’ of trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf, dramatically altering the landscape. This giant iceberg twice the size of Luxembourg has broken off an ice shelf [...]

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Henry David Thoreau’s Legacy Extends Well Beyond Walden Pond

July 11, 2017

Thoreau’s Wilderness Legacy, Beyond the Shores of Walden Pond Essay by Douglas Brinkley, NYT Book Review, July 7, 2017 PHOTO: Cherished public lands: Bird-watching at Walden Pond. Photograph by S.B. Walker, from his book “Walden” (2017) On April 23, 1851, Henry David Thoreau spoke at the Concord Lyceum about the interrelationship of God, man and [...]

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Preserve Craig County VA and the Mountains of VA & WV

July 10, 2017

Information provided by: Preserve Craig of Craig County, VA Dear Neighbors, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SUBMIT A SPECIFIC LEGAL OBJECTION TO THE FOREST SERVICE DRAFT RECORD OF DECISION ABOUT MVP. WE NEED AS MANY SUBMITTED AS POSSIBLE. SEND A COPY TO PRESERVE CRAIG AT PRESERVECRAIG@GMAIL.COM. DOWNLOAD A SAMPLE LETTER AND INSTRUCTIONS. ADD ADDITIONAL OBJECTIONS [...]

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