WEST VIRGINIA INJUSTICE ~ the foxes are in the henhouse

April 3, 2022

Gov. Justice Defends Bill Raney’s Appointment To WV Public Service Commission From an Article by Joselyn King, Wheeling Intelligencer, August 7, 2021 WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice defended his appointment of retired West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney to the State Public Service Commission. The commission’s mission is to “ensure fair and [...]

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WEST VIRGINIA Interfaith Power & Light is in Focus

April 2, 2022

West Virginia Interfaith Power and Light: Mobilizing in the pursuit of climate justice from a faith-based perspective WVIPL is a group of West Virginians from various faith traditions who take seriously the threat of climate change to our communities and the environment. We heed the urgent call to care for creation by promoting energy efficiency, [...]

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Long Range Planning Needed For Wise Use of Marcellus Gas

April 1, 2022

Penna. GOP measures to boost natural gas output unlikely to succeed From an Article by Jon Hurdle, StateImpact Pennsylvania, March 31, 2022 Renewed attempts by Pennsylvania House Republicans to boost natural gas production by ending a ban on new drilling on public lands, among other measures, are unlikely to succeed because the industry already owns [...]

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Belmont County OHIO Site (Opposite Moundsville, WV) Still in Contention for Cracker Plant

March 31, 2022

PTTCGA pays back $20M, insists petrochemical project viable . From an Article by Mark Gillipsie, WHEC (NBC) News 10, March 30, 2022 . . CLEVELAND (AP) – The U.S. subsidiary of Thailand-based petrochemical giant PTT Global Chemical has repaid Ohio’s private economic development office $20 million after it failed to make an investment decision in [...]

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‘Successful Startup’ of ExxonMobil Ethane Cracker Plant on Gulf Coast

March 29, 2022

Chemical plant converts ethane to ethylene for polyethylene manufacture with 600 full-time employees From an Article by Chase Rogers, Corpus Christi Caller Times, March 24, 2022 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY — Years after selecting the Coastal Bend as the site for its new ethylene cracker plant, ExxonMobil and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony [...]

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CITY OF MORGANTOWN ~ Data Center in MIP to Emit Pollution, Heat & Noise — Part 4

March 28, 2022

Other Towns Regret Allowing ‘Data Centers’ into Their Neighborhoods From the Letter to Editor by Betsy Lawson, Morgantown Dominion Post, March 27, 2022 Thanks to The Dominion Post for recent editorials and articles regarding the proposed bitcoin mining facility in the Morgantown Industrial Park (MIP). Northeast Natural Energy has so far refused to confirm the [...]

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CITY OF MORGANTOWN, Part 3 ~ Should the ‘Science Facility’ Permit be Appealed?

March 27, 2022

So-called ‘Science Center’ Planned for Morgantown Industrial Park Should be Cancelled Presentation to Morgantown City Council by Duane Nichols, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 1. The Mon Valley Clean Air Coalition (MVCAC) is concerned about the ‘Science Facility’ proposed for the Morgantown Industrial Park (MIP). Marion Energy Partners, LLC, apparently owned by Northeast Natural Energy was [...]

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GOD WILL SAVE US, or not? Speaking for God is Risky Business!

March 26, 2022

Gov. Justice has no right to cite God on climate Op-Ed Commentary by Ellen Dunn, Charleston WV Gazette, March 22, 2022 Gov. Jim Justice has repeated a shocking claim lately: “God will give us time” to solve climate change — if it’s even real — so, in the meantime, “Drill, baby, drill.” I will not [...]

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CITY OF MORGANTOWN, Part 2 ~ Monongalia County Commission Balks at City Shale Laws (6/9/2011)

March 25, 2022

Mon County promises legal action if ordinances pass (2011) From an Article by Tracy Eddy, Morgantown Dominion Post, June 9, 2011 Municipalities — such as Morgantown and Westover — do not have the authority to extend their jurisdictions up to one mile outside of their city limits, the Monongalia County Commission said in 2011. “It’s [...]

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Update From Morgantown City Council Meeting of March 22, 2022 ~ Part 1

March 24, 2022

Comments on Various WV-DEP Permits for Morgantown Industrial Park Presented by Don Spencer to Morgantown City Council, March 22, 2022 It was about this time of year back in 2011 when Mayor Selin and I were part of a group that went to visit the fracking industry development in western Monongalia County. A gas well [...]

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