Virginia Landowner Seeks Injunction Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

August 13, 2021

Fight brewing over alleged aquifer damage by Mountain Valley Pipeline From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, August 10, 2021 Already tense relations between Mountain Valley Pipeline and opponents of the project were further inflamed Wednesday after the owners of a property on which the pipeline was drilling alleged the company had penetrated the [...]

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PennEast Pipeline Co. Suspends Condemnation Lawsuits in Northeast Penna.

August 12, 2021

PennEast was suing 70 property owners to build natural gas pipeline — But, this week it suddenly stopped, citing regulatory and legal hurdles From an Article by Peter Hall, The Morning Call, August 10, 2021 On the heels of a legal victory that toppled a major obstacle, PennEast Pipeline Co. said it would halt the [...]

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AL GORE — “Climate Reality Project” — Activities Underway Already

August 11, 2021

CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT Now Performing Essential Role for Region & Nation To Friends, Concern Citizens & Regional Residents — From Al Gore, August 8, 2021 Thanks for joining our growing community of millions of passionate people worldwide who have come together to solve the greatest challenge of our time. With the climate crisis growing more [...]

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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Involves Some Costs for Electricity Bills

August 10, 2021

Regulators approve Dominion bill increase for participation in carbon trading network From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, August 5, 2021 Virginia utility regulators on Wednesday signed off on the costs of Dominion Energy’s first year of participation in a regional cap-and-invest program for carbon emissions from power plants, which is expected to increase [...]

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A “Day of Peace” — “End the Madness”

August 9, 2021

Dear Concerned Citizen in the USA DATE: August 9, 2021 From Physicians for Social Responsibility, August 9, 2021 Seventy-six years ago today, the city of Nagasaki and 40,000 of its citizens were instantly destroyed by one nuclear bomb. On the anniversary of this devastating event, help us eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. We invite [...]

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West Virginia Climate Alliance Promotes Three Major Goals

August 8, 2021

Twenty WV State-Wide Organizations are Cooperating in the Public Interest From the West Virginia Climate Alliance, Organized in September 2020 The West Virginia Climate Alliance is a broad-based coalition of almost 20 environmental organizations, faith-based, civil rights and civic organizations, and other groups focused on climate change. Members of the Alliance work together to provide [...]

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This New IPCC Report on Climate Change is Sorely Needed

August 7, 2021

Diagnosing Earth: the science behind the IPCC’s upcoming climate report From an Article by Jeff Tollefson, Nature Journal, August 5, 2021 NOTE — This first assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in eight years sounds the alarm on soaring temperatures, rising seas and extreme weather. The United Nations releases the most confident and [...]

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Redistricting Under Discussion for U.S. Representatives & WV Delegates

August 6, 2021

Redistricting Q/A event with members of the WV Joint Committee Good redistricting online learning opportunity with the Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP, August 9 at 7pm. >>> August 9th, 7pm: https://www.facebook.com/groups/morgantown.naacp Learn more about the redistricting process and get your questions answered! Join two of our local representatives on monday evening. We will be having [...]

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Commentary on the Book “Up to Heaven & Down to Hell”

August 5, 2021

Love for Shale is Described in the Book “Up to Heaven and Down to Hell” From the Book Review by Abraham Gutman, Los Angeles Review of Books, August 1, 2021 REPRESENTATIVES of Anadarko Petroleum came knocking on George Hagemeyer’s door in rural Northeastern Pennsylvania and offered to lease the mineral rights under his property, but [...]

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Swiss Climate Campaigners Occupy Zürich Financial Center — ‘Civil Disobedience Is Our Duty’

August 4, 2021

“We have no other choice — either phase out fossil fuels or face forest fires, famines, droughts, and floods” From an Article by Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams News, August 2, 2021 Climate justice campaigners occupied the center of Zürich’s financial district Monday to demand that the two biggest banks in Switzerland divest from oil, gas, [...]

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