Construction is Already Underway on Antero’s Clearwater Facility

September 21, 2016

Residents wary of Antero’s answer to fracking wastewater problem From an Article by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, September 17, 2016 << Antero Resources is still seeking some of the permits it needs for a massive fracking wastewater treatment operation, but construction of the facility is well underway along the Doddridge-Ritchie County line >> Greenwood, [...]

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World Bank: Air Pollution is Costing the United States $45 Billion per Year

September 20, 2016

Air pollution costs trillions and holds back poor countries, says World Bank From an Article by John Vidal, The Guardian, September 8, 2016 << Study finds dirty air takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5tn annually in lost work days and welfare costs >>  Air pollution costs the world [...]

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Natural Gas is the Wrong Choice for our Future Energy Supply

September 19, 2016

Natural gas will turn out to be wrong choice From the Guest Opinion-Editorial Commentary by S. Thomas Bond, Charleston Gazette-Mail, September 18, 2016 It is now becoming clear that developing unconventional drilling for hydrocarbon fuels is the wrong choice. Two trends moving rapidly work against then: increasing population and global warming. World population is over 7 billion and [...]

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FERC Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Mountain Valley Pipeline Project

September 18, 2016

FERC draft report calls pipeline’s potential impact ‘limited’ From an Article by Duncan Adams, roanoke.com, September 16, 2016 The federal commission evaluating the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline issued Friday a draft environmental impact statement for the deeply controversial project — a major milestone in the review process. The 781-page statement from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [...]

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Al Gore 2016 – The Case for Optimism on Climate Change?

September 17, 2016

TED Talk Video Recommended for All Citizens This video here is very impressive and you should watch it! Despite the title, Gore starts with a long and terrifying account of what climate change is doing. So what’s his case for optimism? Quoting Al Gore:  “So the answer to the first question, “Must we change?” is [...]

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WV & VA Water Quality Monitoring Program Description

September 16, 2016

NOTICE:  Water Quality Monitoring Program Underway for Snapshot Day From the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, September 14, 2016 We are so excited to offer a volunteer opportunity as part of Trout Unlimited’s and WV Rivers’  WV/VA Water Quality Monitoring Program! We are hosting a one day Watershed Snapshot Day for folks to help us collect water quality [...]

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Michael Mann Fights Climate Denial With Comedy

September 15, 2016

Subject: Michael Mann Heaps Comedy on Climate Denial From an Article by Ann Reid, National Center for Science Education, September 9, 2016 Back when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was testing ads to discourage kids from smoking, they tried arguments based on science: smoking will give you cancer; smoking will give you emphysema; smoking [...]

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“Aspiration” Investing Starts With $500 and Minimal Charges (Fees)

September 14, 2016

Letter on Aspiration Investing from the Sierra Club dated September 13, 2016 Dear Friends:  Do you know what your investment dollars are supporting? Our choices, large and small, can work toward keeping dirty fuels in the ground, and creating a more sustainable world. And our business partnerships program gives Sierra Club supporters opportunities to make everyday choices [...]

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Pennsylvania Now Protecting State Forests Against Drilling & Fracking

September 13, 2016

PA DCNR Plans to Buy More Land to Protect Forests Against NatGas Development From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, NGI Shale Daily, September 9, 2016 The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has finalized its latest State Forest Resource Management Plan (SFRMP), releasing with it an oil and gas development position statement that [...]

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Green Century Fund Investing Avoids Fossil Fuels

September 12, 2016

Defining fossil fuel free investing From an Article by Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management, 2/19/16 The global movement to divest from fossil fuels has taken off, growing from a campaign on a few college campuses in 2012 to more than 500 institutions representing over $3.4 trillion in assets under management. If you are [...]

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