Citizens’ Climate Lobby: “Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee & Dividend”

August 24, 2015

Climate change and the oil and gas industry Letter by Jim Probst to State Journal, Charleston, WV, August 20, 2015 I am writing today in support of an approach to addressing greenhouse gas emissions that you may be surprised to learn is also supported by ExxonMobil.  That proposal is for a fee to be placed [...]

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Carbon Tax Center: “Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act”

August 23, 2015

Bipartisan Plaudits for Rep. Delaney’s “Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act” From an Article by James Handley, Carbon Tax Center, August 12, 2015 If any climate legislation could garner at least nominal bipartisan support, it might be Rep. John Delaney’s Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act. Delaney is in his second term representing Maryland’s 6th CD, which [...]

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Interfaith Power & Light: Why Be Concerned About Methane

August 22, 2015

Greetings from Susan Stephenson, Interfaith Power & Light, August 20, 2015 The Obama Administration and the EPA have announced first-ever regulations to control methane emissions from oil and gas sites around the nation. Our IPL urged the EPA to take action on methane last year. Industrial leaks from oil and gas infrastructure are like an [...]

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Active Planning for Natural Gas Compressors & Dehydrators

August 21, 2015

WV-DEP: Notice of Intent to Approve Class II General Permit G35-C for Natural Gas Compressor and/or Dehydration Facilities ============================================== WV-DEP,  Proposed Class II General Permit G35-C, August 20, 2015 ============================================== The WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air  Quality (DAQ), is providing notice to the general public of its intent to issue  a Class [...]

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History of Dunkard Creek and the Mason-Dixon Line

August 20, 2015

Preserving & Promoting Mason-Dixon History and Culture Friday, August 21st, 7 pm to 9 pm – Native American flute music blended with other musical instruments.  Cody BlackBird Band, Mason-Dixon Historical Park, 79 Buckeye Road, Core, WV 26541.  $10 adults, children free under 12. This location is on Dunkard Creek, Monongalia County, WV at Brown’s Hill [...]

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“Guilty As Charged”– Fossil Fuels Should Rest in Peace

August 19, 2015

The Hydrocarbon Rap Sheet:  Fossil Fuels Have Been Indicted & Found Guilty From S. Tom Bond, Retired Professor of Chemistry & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV A “rap sheet” is a police list of a person’s convictions. Coal, oil (petroleum) and natural gas, are powerful figures in today’s world. But they have been “indicted” of [...]

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Open Letter to FERC: Limit Inter-State Pipelines & No “Eminent Domain for Private Gain”

August 18, 2015

Open Letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) TO: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20426 RE:  Limit Interstate Pipelines for Natural Gas & NGL from Fracked Horizontal Gas Wells We assert to you a responsibility to apply the following principles to your consideration of the PIPELINES and COMPRESSOR STATIONS [...]

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US Forest Service Concerned About Damages by Interstate Pipelines

August 17, 2015

US Forest Service concerned about proposed pipelines through forests in West Virginia & Virginia, but is FERC listening? From an Article by Steve Szkotak, Associate Press, August 5, 2015 Richmond, VA — The U.S. Forest Service has raised hundreds of concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline that would carve a 30-mile swath through national [...]

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Editorial Opinion: “Accurately Map Pipelines” Please

August 16, 2015

Editorial Opinion: “Accurately Map Pipelines” Please in PA (& WV) From the Editorial Board of the Scranton Times-Tribune, August 6, 2015 Pennsylvanians need look no further than the legacy of coal mining to understand the hazards of inaccurately mapping underground infrastructure. Official mine maps often do not reflect the actual extent of underground voids, and [...]

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Eminent Domain Proceedings By Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Pipeline

August 15, 2015

The planned Mariner East 2 trans-Pennsylvania pipeline is running into resistance from landowners From an Article by Jon Hurdle, NPR StateImpact PA, August 12, 2015 As Sunoco Logistics steps up efforts to create a pathway for its Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline across southern Pennsylvania, some landowners are resisting the company’s moves to [...]

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