ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Chesco lawmakers call on governor to halt pipeline construction
WEST CHESTER >> Calling the impacts of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline drilling “unacceptable,” state Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19, and state Sen. John Rafferty, R-44, called on Gov. Tom Wolf to suspend the project until constituents’ concerns are resolved. “In my...
Pipeline gas release terrifies Richmond residents – and raises questions
RICHMOND — Residents who live near a natural gas pipeline thought something catastrophic was happening. "The noise sounded like a thousand jets flying overhead, and the smell of gas around my house was overwhelming," said Susan Lockwood. "One close neighbor said it...
Pipeline work resumes after another Lebanon County ‘drilling mud’ spill
Sunoco has resumed construction of the Mariner East 2 natural gas pipeline in western Lebanon County following a spill of “drilling mud” that entered a wetland area. It’s the fourth unauthorized discharge of drilling mud in Lebanon County since Sunoco began...
Keeping up the fight in the pipeline age of Nelson
Deborah Kushner knows firsthand how a date, person or event can serve as a defining moment, splitting life into “before” and “after.” ForKushner, a resident of eastern Nelson County andher Nelson neighbors, that milestone is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. There was...
OPINION: It’s not too late — join the fight against pipeline
The threats pipelines pose are numerous and extremely serious. Pipeline incidents have res ulted in over 500 deaths, nearly 3,000 injuries, and over $8.5 billion in financial costs from 1986 to 2016. Just this month, about 5,000 barrels of oil, or about 210,000...
Deadly Blast At An Austrian Gas Hub Prompts A State Of Emergency In Italy
A fiery blast ripped through a major natural gas hub in eastern Austria on Tuesday morning local time, killing at least one person, injuring many others and sending energy prices into a frenzy. The blaze at the facility in Baumgarten, which receives imported Russian...
Before Building a $400 Million Pipeline, Make Sure Your Neighbors Are On Board
Sempra’s natural-gas deliveries halted by indigenous group It’s deja-vu for Mexican planners beset by local opposition A chunk of Sempra Energy’s natural gas pipeline sits in the dirt behind a community center in the village of Loma de Bacum in northwest Mexico....
U.S. Pipeline Office Needs to Improve Safety at Gas Storage Sites: GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. pipeline safety office is struggling to inspect natural gas storage sites and uphold other standards on the facilities, according to a report released by the General Accountability Office on Friday After a leak at California's Aliso...
2017 showed the global clean energy revolution is unstoppable no matter what Trump does
The solar, wind, battery, and electric car “miracles” have gone mainstream. The competition for the biggest clean energy story of 2017 is intense. Building and running new renewable energy is now cheaper than just running old coal and nuclear plants. The lowest price...
Future of Keystone XL pipeline becomes more muddled after PSC denies revisions
LINCOLN — The future of the Keystone XL pipeline became even more muddled Tuesday with further delays expected. The Nebraska Public Service Commission unanimously rejected TransCanada’s request to amend its application for a route across Nebraska. TransCanada said it...
Other Environmental Issues
Breakthrough Energy Coalition
The world needs widely available energy that is reliable, affordable and does not produce carbon. Source: Breakthrough Energy Coalition
McAuliffe Announces Plan to Stimulate Growth of Renewable Energ – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Governor Terry McAuliffe announces that the Commonwealth’s agencies will increase the use of renewable energy to power the state’s operations. Source: McAuliffe Announces Plan to Stimulate Growth of Renewable Energ - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and...
She’s braved rough seas and space walks. Can she weather climate change skeptics? – The Washington Post
Friends say Kathryn Sullivan, the embattled head of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, is determined to keep politics out of science Source: She’s braved rough seas and space walks. Can she weather climate change skeptics? - The Washington...
Windstalk concept is a wind farm without the turbines
The Windstalk concept proposes an array of poles containing piezoelectric ceramic discs that generate power from the movement of the poles swaying in the wind. Source: Windstalk concept is a wind farm without the turbines
Pipeline foes: Kinder Morgan financial woes a bad sign for Northeast Energy Direct | masslive.com
Pipeline opponents this week charged that Kinder Morgan is in "financial freefall," and called into question the company's ability to safely build Northeast Energy Direct, which would transport natural gas from Pennsylvania through New York and New England. Source:...
UVA Researchers Receive Grant for Wind Turbines
Researchers at the University of Virginia have received a grant that will allow them to develop large wind turbines to generate power. Source: UVA Researchers Receive Grant for Wind Turbines
Leonardo DiCaprio: Ready for 100%
Achieving 100 percent renewable energy is becoming "the new normal" in the fight to solve climate change. At the Climate Summit for Local Leaders at COP21 Source: Leonardo DiCaprio: Ready for 100%
Letter from Betsy Carr to FERC
As a
member of the Virginia House of Delegates, I am writing to respectfully request that you conduct a
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Mountain Valley
Pipeline, Appalachian Connector Pipeline, and WB Xpress project proposals.
26 Attorneys General Are Suing The EPA. The Public Only Agrees With Them In 3 States.
61 percent of residents in states suing the EPA actually agree with the Clean Power Plan. Source: 26 Attorneys General Are Suing The EPA. The Public Only Agrees With Them In 3 States.
Presentation title to go here – 2015-11-23-COP21-10-things-the-negotiators-need-to-know.pdf
COP21: 10 THINGS THE NEGOTIATORS NEED TO KNOW Source: Presentation title to go here - 2015-11-23-COP21-10-things-the-negotiators-need-to-know.pdf
Environmental Justice
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