Clay Center (WV Museum) Promotes Natural Gas with Kids Exhibition Truck

August 14, 2015

WV Museum (Clay Center) Launches Gas Funded Pro-Fracking Exhibit for Kids From an Article by Joe Solomon, Huffington Post, July 20, 2015 The Clay Center, West Virginia’s premiere arts and science museum for kids, recently launched a new exhibit focused on the science and wonders of fracking, thanks to hefty donations by the oil and [...]

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Weak Regulations on Marcellus Drilling & Fracking Continue

August 13, 2015

PA-DEP releases final draft rules on Marcellus drilling From an Article by Scott Beveridge, Washington PA Observer-Reporter, August 12, 2015 The PA Department of Environmental Protection removed rules for noise mitigation and oversight of centralized wastewater storage tanks in its latest and final draft of changes to its oil and natural gas drilling regulations. Those [...]

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Planning Continues for Fracking and Cracking

August 12, 2015

Shell Cuts 6,500 Jobs Around the World — Pennsylvania ethane cracker air quality permits challenged From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, August 11, 2015 Wheeling, WV — Just a 45-minute drive from Weirton, global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell hopes to build a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical complex that would consume some Marcellus and Utica [...]

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US Clean Power Plan: The Power Is in the Plan

August 11, 2015

Climate Progress is Elusive, as is the Weather; But, Progress is Real and Essential From an Article by Michael Brune, EcoWatch.com, August 4, 2015 For anyone who cares about stopping climate disruption, yesterday was a big deal. Most of the news we read and watch about climate change is dark. Bleak, even. Depressing. Many of the tweets, [...]

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The Popes’ Encyclical and the EPA Clean Power Plan Inspire Hope that Seneca Lake Can be Protected

August 10, 2015

Some 13 Arrested at Crestwood Blockade While Reading Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Climate Change From a Report by Sandra Steingraber, EcoWatch, August 4, 2015 Early this morning, in a peaceful civil disobedience action against gas storage in Seneca Lake salt caverns, which took place the day after President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan to move the nation [...]

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LNG Corporations are Misleading the Public about Health & Safety of Export Terminals

August 9, 2015

Submitted Commentary: LNG corporations are misleading the residents Commentary by Stefanie Herweck, Rio Grande Monitor, August 9, 2015 Rio Grande Valley residents on Tuesday will have an opportunity to express their concerns to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during a public hearing over the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals for the Port of [...]

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WVSORO Update: Forced Pooling & Eminent Domain

August 8, 2015

WV Royalty Owners Association Hosting Public Meetings on Forced Pooling Legislation The WV Royalty Owners Association (WVROA) is hosting a series of public meetings around the state to hear concerns, answer questions, and explain what is in the proposed forced pooling bill (HB 2688) considered by the Legislature.  Please see the schedule of meetings below if [...]

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“No Eminent Domain for Private Gain” — Truth or Poetry?

August 7, 2015

Monroe County judge rules Mountain Valley Pipeline developers can’t survey property without permission From an Article by Sarah Tincher, State Business Journal, Charleston, WV, August 6, 2015 A Monroe County WV Circuit judge has ruled the companies behind the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline can’t survey some landowners’ property without their permission. After several months of back-and-forth [...]

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“Hands Across Our Land” is Reaching Out for You

August 6, 2015

Friends of  VA, WV, PA, MD — Hands Across Our Land Join us on August 18, 2015, as we take a stand to protect our land and communities from the unnecessary and unwanted onslaught of new natural gas infrastructure. The Hands Across Our Land activities in Augusta, Nelson, and Buckingham Counties in VA are timed [...]

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Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues

August 5, 2015

U. Penn & Pitt studies link fracking with health problems From an Article by Don Sapatkin, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2015 Research released Wednesday from the University of Pennsylvania found that as more wells were drilled in Northeastern Pennsylvania, hospital admission rates for cardiovascular events rose in the same areas. A study last month from [...]

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