Pipelines Subject to Minimal Regulation in WV

April 27, 2015

Pipeline survey approved in part of national forest in West Virginia From the Associated Press, April 24, 2014 Charleston, WV — The U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit to survey part of the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia for a proposed natural gas pipeline. The temporary permit for the survey involves 17 miles [...]

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Ethics and the Extreme Extraction of Natural Resources

April 26, 2015

Ethics and Extreme Extraction: Local Reflections on Global Issues By S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Ethics is an increasing issue in unconventional resource extraction.  Taken individually, the issues which have been heard from the beginning have had an ethical component.  The complaints include destruction of aquifers, air pollution, [...]

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The Capital Institute Offers an Holistic Approach to Society

April 25, 2015

Beyond capitalism and socialism: could a new economic approach save the planet? A holistic approach to the economy is necessary to avoid social, environmental and economic collapse, according to a new report by the Capital Institute. From an Article by Jo Confino, The Guardian, April 22, 2015 To avoid social, environmental and economic collapse, the world [...]

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The WV-DEP Should Reform Itself, in the Public Interest

April 24, 2015

MORGANTOWN DOMINION POST editorial Monday 20 April 2015 Can the WV-DEP reform itself? Environmental well-being is primarily a function of regulatory well-being. That at least is the idea in the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) realm. The DEP is still the principal agency that West Virginia deploys to monitor its hills, rivers and streams [...]

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UpComing Meetings on Pipelines & Watersheds in West Virginia

April 23, 2015

Report on Pipelines and Community Activities in West Virginia From Elise Keaton, Greenbrier River Watershed Association, April 22, 2015 Community Meetings for You Tuesday, April 28 (6-8 pm) – Preserve Monroe has their bi-monthly meeting every other Tuesday at the Union Senior Center in Union (Monroe County). Thursday, April 30 (7-8:30 pm) -Preserve Greenbrier County [...]

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Guardian Newspaper Editor Says: “Leave It in the Ground”

April 22, 2015

Show Transcript: Leave the Fossil Fuels in the Earth HOST: Steve Curwood, GUEST: Alan Rusbridger, Editor of The Guardian (Newspaper) CURWOOD: From Public Radio International, this is Living on Earth. CURWOOD: I’m Steve Curwood. The Guardian newspaper in the UK mounts a full-court press to report the urgency and need for action on global warming [...]

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The Earth Day Show from “Living on Earth”

April 21, 2015

N.P.R. — LIVING ON EARTH —- Earth Day Show From the Weekly Program by Steve Curwood, Public Radio International, April 17, 2015 The Guardian Newspaper Climate Campaign Before he retires this year, the Guardian Editor in Chief Alan Rusbridger wants this UK paper with a readership of more than 7 million to focus forcefully on [...]

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EQT & NextEra Pipeline Project Bring Legal Action for Private Land Surveys

April 20, 2015

Mountain Valley pipeline project takes property holders to court for access From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling News-Register, April 20, 2015 Moundsville, WV – Dozens of West Virginia landowners do not want Mountain Valley Pipeline surveyors in their neighborhoods, so developers of the 42-inch diameter natural gas project are suing the property owners in [...]

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Public not Adequately Protected from Marcellus Wastes

April 19, 2015

Fracking Waste Study Says States Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Public From an Article by Glynis Board, WV Public Broadcasting, April 12, 2015 A new report was published this month that looks at how states are dealing with dangerous waste produced during shale gas development. Not well, according to the report. Defining Hazardous The Environmental [...]

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WV Farmers Get No Respect from the State Government

April 18, 2015

The WV Commissioner of Agriculture would not answer this letter. In early April, I sent this letter to Commissioner Walt Helmick: Dear Commissioner Helmick: Two or three weeks ago two acquaintances, April Keating and Diane Gooding, hand carried a letter I had written you. In essence it outlines the matter of the effect of a [...]

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