Virtual Hearing on Longview II, now Mountain State ‘Clean’ Energy, what?

October 22, 2021

Job hopes, environmental fears highlighted at WV-DEP public comment hearing on air quality permit for Mon County gas-fired plant >> From an Article by Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette Mail, October 22, 2921 Feedback was divided between welcoming potential economic benefits and decrying feared environmental perils at a public comment meeting on a proposed air quality [...]

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Fire Reported on Valve Equipment for Ethane Pipeline in Washington County, PA

October 21, 2021

Lightning Strikes Williams Valve Station in Buffalo Township of Washington County, PA From an Article in the Marcellus Drilling News, June 22, 2021 A fire broke out at a Williams pipeline valve station located in Buffalo Township in Washington County, PA following a reported lightning strike. The fire was small and contained and Williams’ workers [...]

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Global Warming Has Led to a Green Jobs Workforce Academy in Scotland

October 20, 2021

Nicola Sturgeon launches new green jobs academy From an Article by Neil Pooran, The Scotsman, August 23, 2021 Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister in Scotland, has launched a new academy designed to help people find green jobs and learn new skills. The Green Jobs Workforce Academy will list new jobs related to the net-zero economy on [...]

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Thousands of Old (Dying) Gas Wells Contribute to Climate Change GHG

October 19, 2021

Exposing Climate Threats From an Empire of Dying Gas Wells From an Article by Zachary R. Mider and Rachel Adams-Heard for Bloomberg Green, October 12, 2021 Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace! — Meet the company that owns more of America’s decaying wells than any other. Outside of hunting season, few people [...]

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WV & VA Definitely Need Clean Water & Not Mountain Valley Pipeline

October 18, 2021

COMMENTARY — The common wealth of water Submitted by Guest Columnist — Karenna Gore, Virginia Mercury, October 18, 2021 In the final months of 2021, a decision is looming in Virginia about the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas on a 303-mile route that crosses hundreds of bodies of water and traverses [...]

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§ — FOCUS on the Mountain Valley Pipeline NOW — §

October 17, 2021

MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE IS TOO LARGE, TOO LONG AND TOO DANGEROUS Information from the Greenbrier River Watershed Association, October 14, 2021 >>>>>………………>>>>>………………>>>>> Join the “Rally for Our Water, Stop MVP” online event Host for This Meeting is the Wild Virginia Group DATE & TIME — October 20, 2021 ~ 7:00 PM Wild Virginia will host [...]

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COMMENT on Proposed Longview II Gas-Fired Power Plant — Renamed “Mountain State Clean Energy”

October 16, 2021

Draft Air Quality Permit of Longview II Gas-Fired Power Plant Now Up for Comment From Duane Nichols, Mon Valley Clean Air Coalition & WV Sierra Club, October 16, 2021 ​JOIN THE ON-LINE MEETING, SIGN UP TO SPEAK, AND/OR SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS Longview II Power, now renamed as Mountain State Clean Energy (MSCE), has proposed a [...]

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WV Public Service Commission Shows Little Concern for Climate

October 15, 2021

West Virginia PSC Approves Continued Operation of Three AEP Coal Power Plants Through 2040 From an Article by Aaron Larson, Power Magazine, October 14, 2021 The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) approved Appalachian Power Co. (APCo) and Wheeling Power Co.’s (WPCo’s) request to keep the 2,930-MW Amos, 1,320-MW Mountaineer, and 780-MW Mitchell coal-fired [...]

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Large Scale Climate Solutions Webinar WV-3C on October 26th

October 14, 2021

Upcoming Webinar: Carbon Removal and More: What Lies Ahead for these Climate Solutions? From an Announcement of Tom Rodd, West Virginia Center on Climate Change (“WV3C”) Please click here now to reserve your place for the upcoming free, live, audience-interactive webinar: “Carbon Removal and More: What Lies Ahead for these Climate Solutions?” – on Tuesday, [...]

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MORE PLASTICS COMING — Follow the Ethane AND the Money

October 13, 2021

Mexico gets Braskem to accept new terms on controversial Ethane Contract From an Article by Renzo Pipoli, Reuters Events, October 12, 2021 Brakem agreed on “adjusting” once very favorable terms on its long-term contract to buy Mexican ethane after a year of talks and following an initial adamant Brazilian stance later softened after Mexicans late [...]

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