Mountain Valley Pipeline Shows Disrespect for Our Landscape & Our Opinions

May 23, 2017

MVP siting process has ignored our trails, scenic views and public attitudes Commentary by Andrew Downs, Virginia Regional Director for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Roanoke Times, May 22, 2017 In less than seven weeks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could give the nod to questionable plans Mountain Valley Pipeline has proposed. These plans have been [...]

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Governor of Virginia says “The Threat of Climate Change is Real”

May 22, 2017

McAuliffe: Virginia will regulate carbon emissions; ‘the threat of climate change is real’ From an Article by Robert Zullo, Richmond Times – Dispatch, May 16, 2017 Gov. Terry McAuliffe today directed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to begin assembling regulations to reduce carbon emissions from Virginia power plants, a move that was celebrated by [...]

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Wind Energy is Significant and of Growing Importance

May 21, 2017

Wind energy for America in Rational and Recommended Essay by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Wind energy is growing rapidly in many parts of America. It is the least incentivized form of energy, less than 3% of all federal energy incentives, but it is growing by leaps and bounds. A new turbine [...]

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US Industry Seeks Faster Permits, Simpler Rules

May 20, 2017

US Industry Seeks Faster Permits, Simpler Rules From an Article by Reuters News Service, May 18, 2017 U.S. industry groups have told President Donald Trump’s administration that they want two main things from his promised regulatory overhaul: a speedier permit process and simpler environmental rules. Associations representing the drilling, refining, mining, and building industries have [...]

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U.S. Bank Becomes First Major Bank to Stop Financing Pipeline Construction

May 19, 2017

U.S. Bank Becomes First Major Bank to Stop Financing Pipeline Construction From an Article by EcoWatch.com, May 17, 2017 U.S. Bank has become the first major bank in the U.S. to formally exclude gas and oil pipelines from their project financing. This groundbreaking change to their Environmental Responsibility Policy was publicly announced at the annual [...]

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The Oceans are Clogging With Billions of Plastic Bits — Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, etc.

May 18, 2017

Pollution is now as dense in the northernmost ocean as it is in the Atlantic and Pacific. From an Article by Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic Monthly, April 20, 2017 The Arctic Ocean is small, shallow, and—most importantly—shrouded. Unlike the other large oceans of the world, it is closely hemmed in by Asia, Europe, and North [...]

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We have Less than 100 Years of Civilization Remaining, Then What?

May 17, 2017

Humanity has 100 years to save itself from doom, says Stephen Hawking From an Article by Mike Wehner, BGR Blog, New York Post, May 5, 2017 While much of humanity concerns itself with saving the planet from the ravages mankind has inflicted upon it, one of the world’s brightest minds is already warning that we [...]

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Schedule for Environmental Review of Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)

May 16, 2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC​Docket Nos. CP15-554-000 & CP15-554-001 Dominion Transmission, Inc. ​Docket No. CP15-555-000 NOTICE OF REVISED SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE AND SUPPLY HEADER PROJECT (May 12, 2017) ​This notice identifies the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s revised schedule for the completion [...]

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at United Nations Must be Funded

May 15, 2017

Climate negotiators rally to protect IPCC science funding From an Article by Karl Mathiesen in Bonn, Climate Change News, May 12, 2017 National delegates in Bonn rejected a proposal by UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to stop funding science reports from its core budget Indignant countries at climate talks in Bonn have demanded that [...]

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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in a Nutshell (WV, VA, NC)

May 14, 2017

The Existing Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure in Virginia is Adequate Guest Column by Thomas Hadwin, Augusta County Alliance (VA), February 2017 Dominion and its partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) have made what appears on the surface to be an enticing proposal. They have said that we need a greater supply of natural gas [...]

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