The Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition [OVEC] Challenge Grant

May 26, 2016

Janet Keating Retiring, So OVEC is Hiring — OVEC’s long-time Executive Director Janet Keating will retire this fall. So, OVEC is hiring a new ED. They are taking applications until June 1. Click here for all the info you need to apply, or to share this info with a potential candidate for the job. Help [...]

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Update: The Future of Fossil-Fuel Divestment

May 25, 2016

It’s an age-old tension between radicalism and reform made more urgent by the existential threat of climate change. From an Article by Chloe Maxmin, The Nation, May 18, 2016 At 11 pm on a cold Wednesday in February 2014, bleary-eyed Divest Harvard members gathered to discuss the campaign’s future. The group, which calls on Harvard [...]

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The Fracking Narrative is Open for Discussion

May 24, 2016

No Science, Please, for Fracking Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV The human brain is not a reality machine. It is a device for survival in a world where problems must be solved, but exact reality is not needed. Think about all the fantasies in literature, everything [...]

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is Biased in Favor of Pipeline Companies

May 23, 2016

FERC is Called “Biased Against Local Concerns” From an Article by Dan Heyman, WV Public News Service, May 23, 2016 Charleston, WV — The federal agency that approves or denies gas pipelines is oriented against the concerns of landowners and communities, according to people working on the issues. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will [...]

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Global CO2 Emissions Still Accelerating (As With Methane)

May 22, 2016

The latest greenhouse gas inventory from NOAA shows CO2 and methane ‘going completely in the wrong direction.’ From an Article by Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, May 19, 2016 The latest greenhouse gas index shows the world is still overwhelming its natural defenses with carbon emissions. Credit: Getty Images The level of carbon dioxide in the [...]

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Second SLAPP Lawsuit Under Review in Butler County PA

May 21, 2016

Pittsburgh-area drilling opponents have their say in court From an Article by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 20, 2016 It may be spring in Western Pennsylvania, but there’s a new chill in the air in Butler County, where opponents of shale gas drilling and fracking near the Mars School District campus say they feel intimidated [...]

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Update from Greenbrier River Watershed Association

May 20, 2016

Activities Update from the Greenbrier River Watershed Association, May 20, 2016 RE: Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP ): The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is holding scoping meetings, for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline alternative route through central Pocahontas County and into Bath County. The comment deadline is Thursday, June 2.  Public scoping meetings, at which time oral comments can [...]

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Statoil Sells Marcellus Holdings to EQT for $407 Million

May 19, 2016

EQT Paying $407 Million For Acreage in Wetzel, Tyler Counties From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, May 17, 2016 Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. will pay Norwegian company Statoil $407 million to acquire 62,500 West Virginia Marcellus Shale acres in Wetzel, Tyler and Harrison counties. The deal, with an average acre price of $6,512, also [...]

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National Forest Under Fracking Threat, in Ohio and Borders WV

May 18, 2016

Urgent Warning on Conservtion of Anthony Wayne National Forest — Date: May 18, 2016 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering handing over 40,000 acres of the Anthony Wayne National Forest in southeast Ohio to the fracking industry. This land borders the Ohio River and thus West Virginia (Wetzel and Tyler Counties). What’s at [...]

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Natural Gas Leaks are Seen with “Forward-Looking Infra-Red” (FLIR) Camera

May 17, 2016

Group Documenting Marcellus Gas Well Leaks From an Article by Dan Heyman, WV Public News Service, May 16, 2016 Charleston, WV– Armed with a specialized thermal imaging camera, a group is traveling in the West Virginia Marcellus fields this week documenting natural gas leaks and pollution. Nadia Steinzor, eastern program coordinator for Earthworks, says the [...]

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