Natural Gas Production is Another Spoiler in West Virginia

April 6, 2016

Natural gas is just the next round in WV’s rut Commentary by S. Thomas Bond, Charleston Gazette, April 5, 2016 It seems West Virginia politicians can’t get out of the rut formed by the extraction industries. We’ve gotten deeper and deeper into it since the state was formed in the Civil War. Look where we [...]

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Fossil Fuel Companies have been Misleading the Public & Policymakers for Decades

April 5, 2016

The Wall Street Journal, Climate Change Denial and the Galileo Gambit From an Article by Prof. Michael Mann, Penn State University, March 28, 2016 Fossil fuel companies have been misleading the public and policymakers about the risks of their products for decades. These corporations should obviously be held accountable. It’s odd that we aren’t able [...]

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By-Product Marcellus Ethane is Valuable to Whom?

April 4, 2016

EIA: Ethane Production to Keep Growing From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, April 3, 2016 Wheeling, WV –There may just be plenty of ethane for pipeline projects to keep pumping it out of the Marcellus and Utica shale regions, yet still supply the planned $5.7 billion PTT Global Chemical cracker complex in Belmont [...]

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Now is the Time to Reconsider PLASTICS in our Lives

April 3, 2016

Jeff Bridges: Plastic Is a Substance the Earth Cannot Digest From an Article by Elizabeth Glazner, Plastics Pollution Coalition, March 30, 2016 Jeff Bridges knows that plastic is a substance the Earth cannot digest. Worldwide reliance on disposable plastic packaging and utensils is poisoning our bodies, killing wildlife and overwhelming our planet. Single-use plastic deepens our dependence on [...]

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New Study Reveals Urgency of Sea Level Rise due to Melting Polar Ice Sheets

April 2, 2016

Research Study Raises New Concern About Global Warming From an NPR Broadcast, “Here And Now,” WBUR, Boston, March 31, 2016 Photo: Ice floats on the surface of the sea in the western Antarctic peninsula, on March 05, 2016. A study published in Nature says global warming could disintegrate the vast Antarctic ice sheet sooner than [...]

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The Public Health is Endangered all-the-more by Oil & Gas Industry Exemptions

April 1, 2016

Public health professionals seek more protections from fracking From an Article by Michael Bradwell, Washington PA Observer-Reporter, March 30, 2016 Health care professionals want to create a statewide registry to record risks they said are associated with hydraulic fracturing. The registry would document symptoms from those living near natural gas well pads and compressor stations. [...]

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Alex Ross (WV Native) to Discuss his Book “The Industries of the Future”

March 31, 2016

Alex Ross (WV Native) to Discuss his Book “The Industries of the Future” <<< Alex Ross who grew up in Charleston to speak there at Taylor Books  on Saturday at 6 pm >>> From an Article by Anna Patrick, Charleston Gazette, March 27, 2016 Alec Ross has talked a lot about his book, “The Industries [...]

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Gas to Liquids (GTL) Chemical Plants that Convert Natural Gas to Methyl Alcohol

March 29, 2016

Primus Planning Small-Scale GTL Facility Using Marcellus Gas From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, NGI News, March 24, 2016 New Jersey-based Primus Green Energy Inc. said Wednesday it plans to develop a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant for the Marcellus Shale that is slated to begin operations in 4Q2017. Primus didn’t announce a location for the small-scale, [...]

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Will you call “PHMSA” for Pipeline Safety?

March 28, 2016

PHMSA proposal would broaden gas pipeline safety requirements From an Article by Nick Snow, Oil & Gas Journal, March 17, 2016 The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed broader natural gas transmission pipeline safety regulations that would add new assessment and repair criteria, and include lines in medium population density areas, called [...]

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Pocahontas County Commission Concerned with ACP Routing

March 27, 2016

Pocahontas County Commission to seek FERC scoping meeting From an Article by Cailey Moore, Pocahontas Times, March 23, 2016 For the third meeting in a row, it was standing room only Tuesday evening in the Pocahontas County Commission room as interested parties gathered to hear the commission’s decision concerning letters to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [...]

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