WV Interfaith Climate Conference, Saturday, June 4th, 10 to 3 PM

May 30, 2022

“Caring for Creation Together: A West Virginia Interfaith Conference on Climate Change” Dear WVIPL Friends and Supporters, We wanted to make sure you know about an upcoming event for which we are co-sponsors, along with Citizens’ Climate Lobby of West Virginia, WV Rivers Coalition, ReImagine Appalachia, WV Citizen Action Education Fund, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, [...]

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Relicensing of North Anna & Surry Nuclear Power Plants under Study in Virginia

May 29, 2022

SCC examiner says approve relicensing for North Anna and Surry nuclear plants From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, May 27, 2022 Dominion Energy’s two existing nuclear plants “may become more important to the transmission system” as Virginia and the utility move to decarbonize the power grid by midcentury, a hearing examiner with the [...]

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PJM Interconnection Releases a Roadmap for Future of Renewable Energy Projects in Mid-Atlantic Region

May 28, 2022

Influx of renewables has electrical grid system operator planning for future From an Article by Rachel McDevitt, State Impact Pennsylvania, May 27, 2022 PHOTO IN ARTICLE ~ Turbines that are part of the Sandy Ridge Wind Farm in Centre and Blair counties. Wind energy is one option for electricity consumers in Pennsylvania. The electric grid [...]

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ADVERT ON NON-PRODUCING GAS WELLS IN WEST VIRGINIA

May 27, 2022

Advertising Material ~ ADVERT ON NON-PRODUCING GAS WELLS IN WEST VIRGINIA . From Material of David McMahon, Lawyer, Charleston, WV, May 26, 2022 . Do you have an oil and gas well operated by Diversified Energy on your property? If it is not producing, we want to hear from you — and we can maybe [...]

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Air Pollution Worse Than Expected in Ohio River Valley

May 26, 2022

Community-Led Science Uncovers High Air Pollution From Fracking In Ohio Valley From an Article by Addrew Shawn, Verve Times, May 26, 2022 Some residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio have long suffered from headaches, fatigue, nausea and burning sensations in their throats and noses. They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution [...]

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FracTracker Alliance Offers the “Oil & Gas Threat Map” ~ Online Mapping Tool

May 25, 2022

Just Launched: The Oil & Gas Threat Map for Personal Applications From the Announcement by Matt Kelso, FracTracker Alliance, May 24, 2022 FracTracker is proud to join Earthworks and a coalition of concerned health, environmental, and social justice organizations in launching the Oil & Gas Threat Map — a mapping tool to help you visualize [...]

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West Virginia SB-694 is Forced Pooling by Another Name ~ “Oil & Gas Conservation”

May 24, 2022

Two landowners sue Justice over gas pooling bill set to become law From an Article by Chris Dickerson, West Virginia Record, May 19, 2022 WHEELING – Two Northern Panhandle property owners have sued Gov. Jim Justice over a gas pooling bill set to go into effect because they say it endangers the constitutional rights of [...]

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CNX [“CONSOL Natural Gas”] to Resume Drilling at Greater Pitt Airport

May 23, 2022

CNX to resume drilling and maybe make airplane fuel from natural gas From an Article by Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 21, 2022 When the airport and the company now known as CNX Resources signed their Marcellus Shale gas agreement in 2013, there was the potential to drill as many as 45 wells on [...]

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NOW MORE THAN EVER ~ Economic Development REALLY SHOULD Account for Environmental Impacts

May 22, 2022

When will ‘economic growth’ account for environmental costs? From the Article by David Shearman, The Hill ~ Energy & Environment, May 12, 2022 Human health and the natural environment are indivisible. A recent article in the journal The Lancet reminds us that “economic decisions on the environment have major impacts on human health, and health [...]

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LOE.ORG TRANSCRIPT ~ Wynn Bruce’s Visit to the U. S. Supreme Court

May 21, 2022

Self-Immolation for the Climate on Earth Day 2022 Public Radio Broadcast & Transcript, Living on Earth, Week of May 20, 2022 On Earth Day, April 22nd a Colorado man set himself on fire on the steps of the US Supreme Court to protest inaction on climate change. Wynn Bruce was airlifted to a hospital but [...]

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