MARE Pipeline Project Activities Continue in West Virginia

May 27, 2015

Greenbrier River Watershed Association Upcoming Community Meetings Saturday, May 30 (7 pm) – “In the Hills and Hollows” Documentary Trailer and discussion with filmmaker Keely Kernan. Casasanta 122 North Court Street Lewisburg, WV 24901. The film documents the lives of rural West Virginian communities, steeped in history and heritage, facing an uncertain future as the [...]

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The Shale Gas Boom as Seen from North Carolina

May 26, 2015

Documentary ‘Fracking Stories’ screened at Cameo Art House From an Article by Andrew Barksdale, Fayetteville Observer, NC, May 25, 2015 A collection of short documentaries describing the dangers of hydraulic fracturing was screened in downtown Fayetteville. The true stories were told by residents in states where oil and natural gas are being extracted from deep [...]

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The Shale Gas Boom as Seen from New England

May 25, 2015

Seven (7) books on “fracking” (horizontal drilling with slick-water high-pressure hydraulic fracturing using silica sand) From an Article by Katharine Whittemore, Boston Globe,  May 23, 2015 Blame — or thank — the volcanoes. Out here in Western Massachusetts, we sit on a geological shelf called the Hartford Basin, which runs from Vermont to the Connecticut [...]

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Benedum Foundation Renews Support of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD)

May 24, 2015

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Renews Support for CSSD in SW PA & WV Pittsburgh, PA —  4/22/15 (PRNewswire) – The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD), a collaborative of environmental organizations and energy companies that encourages responsible practices in the development of shale gas resources in the Appalachian region, announced today that the Claude Worthington Benedum [...]

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Frack Waste Injection Wells in Fayette County WV Under Pressure

May 23, 2015

Fayette County  Injection Wells at Lochgelly (WV) Stir Controversy Action Alert Letter of Tom Rhule, Communications Director, WV Mountain Party, May 22, 2015 On May 14th the WV Environmental Quality Board “EQB” decided to allow Danny Webb Construction continue dumping hydro fracking waste at that Fayette County site without a permit. This is alarming. It [...]

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Public Health Complaint Registry Still Needed in Marcellus Shale Region

May 22, 2015

Public health advocates push for Marcellus Shale registry From an Article by Marie Cusik, NPR State Impact (Pennsylvania), May 20, 2015 More than seven years into the drilling boom, health advocates continue to push the state to track drilling-related complaints. Public health advocates continue to urge the state to do a better job of tracking [...]

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Pipelines Galore — Interstate Pipelines to ‘Steal’ from WV

May 21, 2015

Pipeline Construction Continues on 36 and 42 inch diameter long transmission lines From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, May 19, 2015 Wheeling, WV — At a cost of $1.75 billion, the 36-inch Leach XPress pipeline through the Upper Ohio Valley is the first of $13.5 billion worth of infrastructure projects planned by Columbia [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Continues to Raise Questions for Dominion Resources

May 20, 2015

Dominion shareholders pepper CEO with questions about the proposed natural gas pipeline From an Article by John Ramsey, Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 7, 2015 Opponents of a 500-mile natural gas pipeline targeted Dominion Resources Inc.’s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, with more than 100 protesters picketing outside and others who will be affected directly asking the company’s top [...]

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BXE — Beyond Extreme Energy Rally — May 21 to 29

May 19, 2015

BXE New Call To Action — May 21 to May 29th — Be There or Be Square! We are Beyond Extreme Energy, a growing coalition of communities and individuals on the front lines—and taking casualties—in the extreme energy economy. We are the ones demanding to be heard, closing down First Street and getting in the [...]

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Documentary Proposed on WV — “In the Hills & Hollows”

May 18, 2015

Proposed Documentary on WV: In the Hills and Hollows Film Proposal by Keely Kernan, Independent Film Director, Shepherdstown, WV, May 15, 2015 The boom and bust coal industry that has dominated the landscape of West Virginia for over a century is being replaced by the natural gas industry. Rural West Virginian communities, steeped in history [...]

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