Keep Fossil Fuels Underground to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change

January 8, 2015

Which fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change? From an Article in Science Daily, University College – London, January 7, 2015 Summary: A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be used before [...]

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LNG Fire at Longview Power Plant Results in Evacuation and Confusion

January 7, 2015

Emergency evacuation for area near coal-fired power plant in Maidsville (Monongalia County) facility From an Article by Alex Lang, Morgantown Dominion Post, January 6, 2015 Several people had to be evacuated from their homes as crews tended to a natural gas fire at Longview Power Plant on Monday (January 5th). Shortly after 2 p.m., emergency [...]

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Earthquakes of 2014 in Ohio Due to Fracking Activities

January 6, 2015

Fracking Confirmed as Cause of Ohio Earthquake From an Article by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch.com, January 6, 2015 Ohio is now on a similar trajectory to Oklahoma, which saw a five-fold increase in earthquakes in 2014. A new study published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America has confirmed that a fracking operation near [...]

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Utica Shale Wells Show Sharp Decline Curves

January 5, 2015

Sharp declines in well production typical in Ohio’s Utica Shale From an Article by Bob Downing and Doug Livingston, Akron Beacon Journal, January 3, 2015 In the world of shale gas in Ohio, the top-producing wells aren’t king of the hill for long. Take the Tippens 6HS well, for example. Located in Monroe County in southeastern [...]

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Large Interstate Pipelines Coming to West Virginia, etc.

January 4, 2015

Upcoming Community Meetings on Proposed Methane Gas Pipelines Monday, Jan 6 (6 pm) Lewis Theater, Lewisburg, WV (Greenbrier Co.) Please join us at the Lewis Theater (113 North Court St. Lewisburg, WV 24901) for a presentation by Elise Keaton with the Greenbrier River Watershed Association and lawyers from Appalachian Mountain Advocates who will answer questions [...]

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Last Moyer’s Show: “The Children’s Climate Crusade”

January 3, 2015

Nature’s Trust by Prof. Mary Christina Wood Tells Our Basic Rights to Protect the Natural Order Last Article from Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company, January 1, 2015 The very agencies created to protect our environment have been hijacked by the polluting industries they were meant to regulate. It may just turn out that the judicial [...]

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It’s a Lie to Call These People Environmentalists

January 2, 2015

Here is Some Attitude and Important Facts on Fracking Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV, January 1, 2015 It’s a lie to call the people fighting fracking in Central West Virginia “environmentalists.” None of them belonged to environmental groups before fracking came along (myself excepted, more about [...]

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New Export Rules Open Fracking Floodgates in the Face of Climate Change

January 1, 2015

Despite Climate Warnings, New Export Rules Open Crude Oil Floodgates [Significant yields of shale well “condensate,” that is ultra-light crude hydrocarbons, accompany the crude oil and/or natural gas from many shale formations.] From an Article by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, December 31, 2014 Opening the door to U.S. crude exports is expected to give relief [...]

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How Does the Oil Price Drop Affect Marcellus Gas?

December 31, 2014

From: Jeanne Williams  Subject: Gas and oil question   Sent: December 29, 2014 Hello to Mon News Editor (Don Strimbeck) I receive the Mon News through a series of forwards till it finally gets to my inbox. I thought you might be the person to ask this question: We know that the price of oil has [...]

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Spraying Frack Water from Storage Pit to Meadow Should be Illegal

December 30, 2014

Doddridge County WV Land Contaminated by Frack Water From the Doddridge County Watershed Association, FaceBook Page, December 29, 2014 Doddridge County, WV – Quotation from Local Resident: “we looked out and saw a plume of water shooting over the meadow. It was 2 men from S & S Well Service out of Glenville SPRAYING PRODUCED [...]

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