Pittsburgh March & Rally Against Fracking on June 20th

June 10, 2017

Bringing the “Green” Curtain Down on Fracking in the Marcellus Region Message from the Center for Coalfield Justice, June 7, 2017 The week of June 20th, two major petrochemical conferences will be descending on Pittsburgh, the first city to ban fracking. The Northeast US Petrochemical Construction Conference will meet at Station Square for the first [...]

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Natural Gas and Oil Prices Have Become Unpredictable

June 9, 2017

Oil is getting demolished after inventories unexpectedly swell From an Article by Seth Archer, Market Insider, June 7, 2017 Oil prices are falling fast after data released by the Energy Information Administration showed an unexpected inventory build. “U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 3.3 million barrels from [...]

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The Power Behind the Pipelines: Atlantic Coast Pipeline

June 8, 2017

The Public Accountability Initiative Considers the ACP, June 2017 Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is proposing the approximately 600-mile unidirectional, open access Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to transport Marcellus-Utica shale gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and ending in North Carolina. Four energy corporations – Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, and Southern Company [...]

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WV Conference on Economic Development Thru Energy Efficiency, June 13th

June 7, 2017

Conference on Economic Development Through Energy Efficiency, June 13, 2017 Hosted by WV Division of Energy and the Center for Business and Economic Research, The Embassy Suites, Charleston, WV JOIN US for this one-day FREE event! The Economic Development Through Energy Efficiency Conference will showcase West Virginia companies and organizations involved in implementing, training, educating and [...]

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June 10th in Roanoke: Celebration of Life, Land & Water

June 6, 2017

Defend the Sacred: A Celebration of Life, Land, and Water Public is Invited   ·  Hosted by Bold Alliance and Bold Appalachia Date and Time:  Saturday, June 10th at 3 pm to 10 pm. Location:  Elmwood Park, 706 S. Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA 24016 Description: The proposed Mountain Valley (MVP) and Atlantic Coast  (ACP) fracked gas pipelines [...]

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It’s Too Late for Trump to Take ENERGY 202

June 6, 2017

Energy 202: Trump’s Paris speech needs a serious fact check From an Article by Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, June 2, 2017 Donald Trump spent 131 days contemplating what life would be like if the United States left the Paris climate agreement. Ultimately, he seemed to like what he saw, and followed his gut. This past Thursday, the president [...]

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Webinar 6/9/17: Children & Fracking – Understanding the Dangers – Protecting Our Children

June 5, 2017

Free Webinar from the SouthWest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project, June 9th Dear Concerned Citizens, There’s still so much we don’t know about how fracking affects our health. But there is also a great deal we do know about the potential health risks of fracking—especially as it relates to our most vulnerable population: children. That’s why we’ve brought [...]

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Trump Claims New Coal Mines are Opening to Revitalize the Industry?

June 4, 2017

FACT CHECK: Is President Trump Correct That Coal Mines Are Opening? From an Article by Reid Frazier of the Allegheny Front, National Public Radio, June 2, 2017 As he announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, President Trump said he was putting American jobs ahead of the needs and desires of other [...]

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U.S. Cities, States & Companies Plan Greenhouse Gas Reduction(s)

June 3, 2017

Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to the Paris Accords From an Article by HIROKO TABUCHI and HENRY FOUNTAIN, New York Times, June 1, 2017 Michael Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York, is coordinating a group of politicians, academics and businesses that is committed to the Paris climate accord despite President Trump’s [...]

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Trump Misunderstands Climate Change and its Impacts

June 2, 2017

Trump misunderstood MIT climate research, university officials say From an Article on CNBC, Reuters News Service, June 2, 2017 Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials said U.S. President Donald Trump badly misunderstood their research when he cited it on Thursday to justify withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. Trump announced during a speech [...]

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