Three Tanker Truck Accidents Worthy of Notice, Local & National Problem(s)

June 16, 2015

Charges pending in deadly Wood County work zone crash From an Article by Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews, June 12, 2015 Highway crews perform difficult and sometimes dangerous work on West Virginia’s roads each day, said state Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox after the death of a worker Thursday. “It’s dangerous enough, that type of work as [...]

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Public Meetings 6/15-16 on State Action Plan for Wildlife Conservation

June 15, 2015

WV Natural Resources — Public Meetings on Proposed State Wildlife Action Plan SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold three public meetings across the state for wildlife enthusiasts and other interested parties to review and comment on the proposed State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). Federal regulations require all [...]

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American Medical Association Protests Frack Chemical Secrecy

June 14, 2015

AMA group calls for public disclosure, expanded water monitoring From an Article by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, June12, 2015 The American Medical Association, citing growing concerns about monitoring and tracking long-term human health impacts caused by shale gas development, is calling for the public disclosure of all chemicals used in the extraction technique known [...]

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Guide to International Human Rights Law and Fracking

June 13, 2015

“Guide to International Human Rights Law and Fracking” now available From a Summary by Jessica Ernst, Jessica Ernst Blog, June 12, 2015 Guide to International Human Rights Law and Fracking by the Sisters of Mercy International Association: Global Action, and Aine O’Connor, RSM Mercy Global Action Co-ordinator at the United Nations, writers and editors include Rita [...]

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WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p.

June 12, 2015

We should not forfeit the future for the sake of energy today Letter from S. Tom Bond, Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, June 7, 2015 The fossil fuel industry is finding more and more opposition as time goes by. The reasons are many. The list of new pipelines is amazing — for example, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the [...]

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Monthly Decline of 28 Million Cubic Feet per Day in Marcellus Natural Gas

June 11, 2015

EIA oil & gas productivity report: Is it all downhill from here? From an Article by Marissa Hall, Shale Plays Media, June 10, 2015 Although the U.S. shale revolution has maintained impressive momentum over the course of the last year, depressed oil prices have taken their toll. The Energy Information Administration released its monthly drilling [...]

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Preparing in 2015 for 2017: Fracking Lessons for the Next Two Years

June 10, 2015

Oil and gas: 10 lessons for 2015, for Montana, ND, OK, TX, OH, PA & WV From an Article by David Katz, Preserve the Beartooth Front, January 1, 2015 The year 2014 was a tumultuous year along the Beartooth Front. It began with our communities reeling from an announcement by Energy Corporation of America that [...]

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s Best Climate Change Speech

June 9, 2015

“Time to Wake Up” — Now Over 100 Speeches on the Floor of the US Senate From an Article by Katie Valentine, Think Progress, May 18, 2015 For climate activists — or really anyone who thinks climate change is a problem — there’s a lot to love about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. The two-term Democratic Senator from [...]

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Proposed ICON 20 Inch Pipeline Planned for Wetzel County

June 8, 2015

================================================== PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposed ICON 20 Inch Pipeline. Monday, June 8, 2015 ================================================== From: WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION’S, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH STREET SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440. APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT [...]

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Industry & Politicians Seek to Affect the U.S. EPA Methodologies

June 7, 2015

“In praise of the science” — Too much politics in our federal agencies From the Editorial on the Opinion Page, Morgantown Dominion Post, June 7, 2015 Another EPA study, another EPA overreaching finding. No, on Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study that acknowledged what everyone knew. Everyone as in the gas and [...]

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