Appalachian Voices are Calling Out for Protection of Mountain Streams

October 1, 2015

Comment Period on Selenium Standard Extended to October 10th From: Appalachian Voices . . . . Dear Friend of the Mountains, Date: September 28, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period on a critical decision for the health of Appalachia’s waterways and aquatic life. Take action now and tell the [...]

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Pipeline Awareness for Emergency Response in WV

September 30, 2015

Public Information Meeting  – Pipeline Safety in West Virginia Commentary & Summary by April Keating, Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV, September 29, 2015 I attended the pipeline safety awareness and first responder training, Pipeline Awareness for Emergency Response, in Buckhannon on September 28th. It was sponsored by several gas/pipeline companies, including Dominion, EQT, Mountaineer, and a [...]

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Stone Energy Shuts-In Marcellus Well Field in Wetzel County

September 29, 2015

Stone Energy Curtails Nearly All Appalachian Production on Low Prices From an Article by Jamison Cocklin,  NGI News, September 26, 2015 Stone Energy Corp. has shut-in its largest field in the Appalachian Basin, curtailing between 100 and 110 MMcfe/d of Marcellus Shale production to offset low commodity prices and negative differentials that had reached “unacceptable [...]

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“Carbon Risk” Economics is Bringing on Fossil Fuel Divestment

September 28, 2015

Divestment efforts starting to hit coal and oil & gas firms From an Article by Shawn McCarthy, The Toronto Globe and Mail, Canada, September 25, 2015 Pension funds and other institutional investors are growing wary of an increasing “carbon risk” faced by coal and oil companies which confront a divestment movement that has gone mainstream [...]

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Climate Change Deniers Should be Held Responsible*

September 27, 2015

* — See Also Comments Below. Letter To:  President Obama, Attorney General Lynch and OSTP (Office of Science and Technology Policy) Director Holdren RE: Climate change deniers should be investigated under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) As you know, an overwhelming majority of climate scientists are convinced about the potentially serious adverse [...]

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Ocean Rise Already Accelerating at Surprising Rate

September 26, 2015

World’s Oceans Could Rise Higher, Sooner, Faster Than Most Thought Possible From an Article by Jon Queally, Common Dreams, July 21, 2015 New research shows that consensus estimates of sea level increases may be underestimating threat; new predictions would see major coastal cities left uninhabitable by next century. If a new scientific paper is proven [...]

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Fracking Chemicals Can Cause Endocrine Disruption and Illness

September 25, 2015

Fracking Chemicals Can Cause Endocrine Disruption and Illness, Says Study From an Article by Jan Lee, Triple Pundit, September 21st, 2015 There is mounting data to suggest that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can have adverse affects on the environment. A new study, however, suggests that populations living close to fracking sites also have a higher incidence of health [...]

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Is There a Public Voice in Siting Gas Pipeline Projects?

September 24, 2015

Proposed Pipeline Accepted by FERC for Pre-Application Review From WV Public Broadcasting, Associated Press, September 23, 2015 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will review a proposed $2 billion natural gas pipeline in West Virignia before the developer formally submits an application. The commission notified Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC last week that it accepted the Mountaineer [...]

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An Evangelical View of the Pope’s Climate Position

September 23, 2015

An Evangelical View of the Climate and Pope Francis From Report by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth, September 18, 2015 << In January 2013, Rev. Cizik spoke at the Moral Action on Climate Rally in Washington, D.C. in front of the Capitol’s inaugural stands. As he reflects on the relevance of Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical [...]

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World Bank Updates Carbon Tax Info — Higher Taxes Needed

September 22, 2015

Carbon pricing schemes double since 2012 in climate fight: World Bank From an Article by Alister Doyle, Reuters (Oslo), September 9, 2015 The number of carbon pricing schemes worldwide has almost doubled since 2012 but most taxes or markets have prices too low to prevent damaging global warming, the World Bank said on Sunday. Carbon [...]

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