The Large Diameter ACP & MVP Pipelines will be Huge Disturbances and Dangerous

May 16, 2016

Atlantic Coast Pipeline — Blast Radius – Evacuation Zone Review by S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV, May 14, 2016 Below is a summary of a really great piece of work from the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition! It is in splendid detail, it is clear as a bell, and it is easy to [...]

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New Study Repeats Fracking’s Risks to Heart & Lungs

May 15, 2016

Fracking’s Air Pollution Puts Infants and Children at Risk of Developing Heart, Lung Problems: New Study From an Article by Sharon Kelly, DeSmog Blog, May 12, 2016 A newly published peer-reviewed study concludes that air pollution from fracking puts people’s lungs, hearts, and immune systems at risk – and that the health risks are particularly [...]

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The Public Health Should Be Protected from Oil & Gas Hazards

May 14, 2016

Protect public from environmental hazards of gas, oil drilling By Suzanne Almeida, Letter to the Editor, Allentown PA Morning Call, May 12, 2016 Once again, the health and welfare of Pennsylvanians are being used as a political pawn. Over the last five years, the Department of Environmental Protection has worked with environmental groups, gas and [...]

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WV Division of Energy Sponsors Renewable Energy Conference

May 13, 2016

Conference looks into renewable energy throughout West Virginia From an Article by Fred Pace, Huntington Herald Dispatch, May 12, 2016 HUNTINGTON – West Virginia is No. 5 in the country in the amount of energy it produces, according to Jeff Herholdt, director of the West Virginia Division of Energy, and not all of it comes [...]

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Further Evidence of Stream Contamination by Toxic Frack Water

May 12, 2016

Unconventional Oil & Gas Wastewaters Affect WV Surface-Water Stream From the US Geological Survey, Reston, VA, May 9, 2016 These are the first published studies to demonstrate water-quality impacts to a surface stream due to activities at an unconventional oil and gas wastewater deep well injection disposal site. Evidence indicating the presence of wastewaters from [...]

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The “Breakfree” Campaign Seeks to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground

May 11, 2016

Four (4) Reasons Why It’s Time to Break Free From an Article by Annie Leonard, EcoWatch.com, May 11, 2016 With the presidential campaign dominating the news cycle, it’s easy to get distracted from what our current administration is doing—and not doing—to tackle climate change. We can’t afford to wait and see what the election brings. [...]

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BEWARE: “Merchants of Doubt” is a Recurring Theme

May 10, 2016

“Merchants of Doubt” — How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Public Issues Book Review by Jim Guy, Concerned Citizen, Oldtown, Maryland I just finished reading “Merchants of Doubt” and found it really interesting.  It has helped me understand the basis for the difference between liberal and conservative; between Republican and Democrat; between [...]

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‘Marcellus Shale Documentary Project: An Expanded View’

May 9, 2016

Photo exhibit in Pittsburgh documents fracking’s effects From an Article by Kurt Shaw, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 8, 2016 When: Through July 31 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays; noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Admission: $5 suggested donation Where: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside Details: 412-361-0873 or pittsburgharts.org It’s been a [...]

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Drilling & Fracking Continues to Contaminate Local Soils and Water

May 8, 2016

Contamination At 3,900 Fracking Spill Sites In N. Dakota Alone  From an Article by Sami Grove, PopularResistance.Org, May 6, 2016 There’s no doubt that fracking has provided a boost to the North Dakota economy in recent years, but at what cost? New research from Duke University scientists has mapped 3,900 fracking spill sites in North Dakota, [...]

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WV Environmental Quality Board says OK to Chemical Tank Regulations

May 7, 2016

EQB upholds WV-DEP chemical tank designations From an Article by Ken Ward, Charleston Gazette, April 26, 2016 The state Environmental Quality Board has upheld decisions by state regulators about which chemical storage tanks would be covered by new safety standards passed to try to prevent a repeat of the January 2014 Freedom Industries spill that [...]

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