“Think Resilience: Preparing Communities for the Rest of the 21st Century

May 13, 2017

Chapter 5:  Think Resilience: Pollution From a Series by Richard Heinberg, Resilience.Org, May 8, 2017 In nature, waste from one organism is food for another. However, that principle sometimes breaks down and waste becomes poison. Humans aren’t the only possible sources of environmental pollution. But these days the vast majority of pollution does come from [...]

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Plan Withdrawn to Store Natural Gas under Seneca Lake but LPG Storage is Proposed

May 12, 2017

Crestwood backs out of natural gas storage plan — Withdrawal does not include liquid propane storage From an Article by David L. Shaw, Finger Lakes Times, May 11, 2017 READING — Arlington Storage Company, a subsidiary of Crestwood Midstream, has abandoned its plan to expand natural gas storage in unlined salt caverns on the west [...]

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FERC Adds Limitations to Rover Pipeline Due to Many Leaks and Large Spills

May 11, 2017

U.S. blocks major pipeline after 18 leaks and a 2 million gallon spill of drilling mud Video in Article: Cleanup workers wade through the Rover pipeline spill in Ohio wetlands From an Article by Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, May 10, 2017 A video shows drilling mud discharged into a wetland area along the Tuscarawas [...]

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Rover Pipeline Construction Incurs Many Violations in Ohio

May 10, 2017

Ohio EPA orders Rover pipeline builder to pay $431,000 for violations From an Article by Marion Renault, The Columbus Dispatch, May 8, 2017 The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Energy Transfer, the company building the Rover natural gas distribution pipeline, to pay $431,000 for water and air pollution violations at various locations across the [...]

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On Disclosures of Fracking Chemicals — Part II

May 9, 2017

The Facts on Fracking Chemical Disclosure – FactCheck.org, April 7, 2017 Q: Are the chemicals in fracking solution protected from being made public by a law passed while Dick Cheney was vice president? A: Yes. A 2005 law bans the federal government from requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals. But 28 states do require disclosure [...]

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On Disclosures of Fracking Chemicals — Part I

May 8, 2017

The Facts on Fracking Chemical Disclosure – FactCheck.org, April 7, 2017 Q: Are the chemicals in fracking solution protected from being made public by a law passed while Dick Cheney was vice president? A: Yes. A 2005 law bans the federal government from requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals. But 28 states do require disclosure [...]

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Fracking Protests Reach into Chamber Orchestra in Colorado

May 7, 2017

Anti-fracking group protests Boulder orchestra over oil company donations From an Article by John Bear, Boulder Daily Camera, May 5, 2017 A flier from protesters is pictured on the floor during a performance Friday at the Macky Auditorium on the Univerisity of Colorado campus in Boulder. Boulder Chamber Orchestra performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on Friday [...]

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Solar Electricity is Ramping Up Faster than Anticipated vs Coal & Natural Gas

May 6, 2017

The growth of large scale photovoltaic electricity in the United States Essay by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV, May 4, 2017 Solar electricity generation is expanding far more rapidly than burning fossil fuels, because the cost is decreasing rapidly and because of global warming concerns. Both home installations and large scale photovoltaic [...]

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Department of Interior Renews the “Drill Baby Drill” Mantra Seeking Energy Dominance for United States

May 5, 2017

“Trump appointees offer muscular support for oil and gas” From an Article by Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, May 4, 2017 The Trump administration is promising to slap a testosterone patch on the oil and gas industry to help it bend nature and the world to its will. “How do we incentivize American energy dominance? And [...]

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Colorado House Explosion Kills Two Adding Urgency To Setbacks Debate

May 4, 2017

Firestone (Colorado) House Explosion Adds Urgency To Setbacks Debate From the Colorado Pols News Service, April 28, 2017 Denver7 reporting from the aftermath of a massive explosion last week in Firestone that completely destroyed a new home, killing two people and severely injuring two others–an explosion that occurred less than 200 feet from a 20-year-old [...]

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