Pipeline Welder in Wetzel County Achieved Long & Productive Life

February 8, 2022

OBITUARY ~ Donald E. Watts, 93, of New Martinsville, WV formerly of Pine Grove, WV went home to be with his Lord on Monday, February 7, 2022. Donald Watts was born January 1, 1929 in Mannington, WV son of the late Rev. Glenn D. and Minnie J. (Thomas) Watts. He was a retired welder for [...]

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OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE FARMS ~ Planning for a Sustainable Future

February 8, 2022

How the Oceans can be Used to Limit Climate Change Essay by Christine Todd Whitman and Leon Panetta, POLITICO, January 28, 2022 When world leaders gathered last fall at COP26, it was billed as the “world’s last best chance” to save the planet from the climate crisis. The conference ended with real uncertainty as to [...]

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Huge (Avoidable) Methane Vents and Leaks Seen Via Satellites Worldwide

February 7, 2022

Satellite images show biggest methane leaks come from Russia and United States From an Article by Adam Vaughan, New Scientist, 2/3/22 About a tenth of the global oil and gas industry’s methane emissions have been found to come from a group of “ultra-emitter” sites located mostly in Turkmenistan, Russia and the United States. Methane is [...]

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COMMITMENT is Required to Limit or Reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

February 6, 2022

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI): Where the money comes from and where it goes From an Article by Sean Sublette, Richmond.com, February 5, 2022 RGGI Map ~ States in blue are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. With discussion ramping up about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in Virginia, we took a [...]

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Limiting and Controlling Methane from Natural Gas and Other Sources is Critically Important Now!

February 5, 2022

Halt the Harm Network is Dedicated to Achieving a Much Stronger EPA Methane Rule I am thrilled to commend everyone in the Halt the Harm Network for joining over 500,000 comments submitted nationwide on the EPA Methane Rule as of Monday. Over 8500 of these comments came from our grassroots leaders and concerned members of [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline [MVP] Would Threaten Rare Fish Species in VA & WV

February 4, 2022

U. S. 4th Circuit Court Vacates Fish & Wildlife Approval over Endangered Species Impacts >>> From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, February 3, 2022 Federal court (again) overturns (another) Mountain Valley Pipeline permit. The hits keep coming for the embattled Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), with the Richmond-based U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals [...]

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PLASTIC WASTE IS NOW EVERYWHERE ~ Drilling & Fracking Have Facilitated This Huge Challenge

February 3, 2022

Plastic Wastes Contaminate Our Rivers, Lakes and Oceans — Killing Over a Hundred Thousand Marine Mammals & Sea Turtles Each Year >>> From a Letter by Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch, February 2, 2022 The U.S. is the largest global source of plastic waste. All this plastic waste is polluting our rivers, lakes, oceans, [...]

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Sustainable Recreation & Economic Growth in Mountainous West Virginia

February 3, 2022

Mon Forest Towns Partnership Adopts Five-Year Strategic Plan for Sustainable Recreation and Economic Growth Contact: Kelly Bridges, Public Affairs Officer @ kelly.bridges@usda.gov Release Date: Mon Forest Towns, January 10, 2022 Eighteen months after formally establishing the Mon Forest Towns partnership, an initiative involving West Virginia University, USDA Rural Development, Monongahela National Forest, the Woodlands Development [...]

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HEALTH IMPACTS NEAR OIL & GAS OPERATIONS ~ Another Study of Human Complications Published

February 1, 2022

Living Closer to Oil and Gas Drilling Linked to Higher Risk of Pregnancy Complications, New Study Finds From an Article by Nick Cunningham, DeSmog Blog, January 11, 2022 Living near oil and gas drilling may increase pregnant women’s risk of developing gestational hypertension and eclampsia, according to a new study. “We observed for those pregnant [...]

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“OIL & GAS WATCH” ~ A New Database System of Industry Projects

January 31, 2022

Launch of Oil and Gas Watch: Tracking the Impact of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Expansion From the Environmental Integrity Project, January 31, 2022 The Environmental Integrity Project is thrilled to announce the launch of Oil & Gas Watch, a free, public inventory that tracks the rapid expansion of oil, gas, and petrochemical infrastructure throughout the [...]

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