Dramatic Decrease in Diversity of Life Discovered

August 22, 2016

The diversity of life across much of Earth has plunged below ‘safe’ levels From an Article by Chris Mooney, Washington Post, July 14, 2016 Photo in original article: An aerial view shows a tract of Amazon rain forest that has been cleared by loggers and farmers for agriculture near the city of Santarem, Para State, April [...]

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Young Girl Reflects on Suing State over Climate Change

August 21, 2016

A 22-year old Activist Reflects on Suing the State over Climate Change From an Article by Kara Holsopple, The Allegheny Front, August 18, 2016 When she was just 16, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania’s Ashley Funk was already up to big things—most notably, suing the state over its handling of climate change. The case was part of [...]

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Ethane Pipelines Under Development for Cracker Useage

August 20, 2016

Shell At Work on Three-State Ethane Pipeline System to Feed PA Cracker From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, NGI Shale Daily, August 11, 2016 An affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc started acquiring rights-of-way this month for a 94-mile ethane transport system that would feed the company’s proposed multi-billion dollar cracker in Western Pennsylvania. The [...]

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New Appeal to Defend Ban on Fracking Waste in Fayette County, WV

August 19, 2016

New Appeal to Defend Ban on Fracking Waste in Fayette County, WV From an Article by the Appalachian Mountain Advocates, August 17, 2016 Yesterday we filed an appeal to help defend Fayette County’s ban on underground injections of fracking wastes. The County passed the ban on the disposal, storage or use of oil and gas waste within [...]

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Comment Period Open for Mariner East II Pipeline to Transport Marcellus Products

August 18, 2016

PA-DEP holds Mariner East II pipeline hearing in Harrisburg From an Article by Nick Malawskey, PennLive.com, August 17, 2016 Landowners and environmentalists opposed to the Mariner East II pipeline are asking the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for more time. In eight days — and one more public hearing in Westmoreland County — PA-DEP will cease taking [...]

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McKibben writes: “Let’s Win the War on Warming”

August 17, 2016

 ”This one is worth sharing”, says Bill McKibben Dear Friends:  “Let’s Win the War on Warming” is in the New Republic this month. Read my new article in the New Republic about how to fight and win the war on global warming. Every once in a while I write something that seems worth sharing. Four [...]

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Climate Science Cannot Be Ignored Any Longer

August 16, 2016

Climate Science is Pointing the Way Climate Science: Revolution is Here  From an Article by Paul Rogers, OpenDemocracy.net, August 12, 2016 A host of innovations in energy technology are transforming the climate-change outlook – one of the world’s three required paradigm shifts. Heat waves of more than 50⁰C in Iraq and India in recent weeks are yet [...]

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FERC Not Being Comprehensive in Pipeline Evaluations

August 15, 2016

FERC Not Conducting Needed Virginia Pipeline Studies From an Article by Staff, www.nbc29.com, August 14, 2016 NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will not conduct a study on three pipelines projects, including the hotly contested Atlantic Coast Pipeline, slated to cut through Virginia. FERC’s study would have analyzed potential environmental, social, and economic impacts [...]

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Is Your Radon Risk Greater in Pennsylvania and West Virginia?

August 14, 2016

Is the Natural Gas in your Home Upping your Radon Risk? From an Article by Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front, August 12, 2016 Radon, the odorless gas that occurs naturally in soils and often finds its way into homeowners’ basements, is a familiar concern for people across Pennsylvania. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [...]

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Colorado Underground & Above Ground: The Mission of the Thompson Divide Coalition

August 13, 2016

Urge BLM to Protect the Thompson Divide! Take Action Today! From: Thompson Divide Coalition, www.savethompsondivide.org BLM is proposing to cancel 16 undeveloped, improperly-issued leases in the heart of the Thompson Divide. Many of these public minerals (yes, they belong to the public) were issued for the absolute minimum of $2/Acre. To make matters worse, the [...]

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