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The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Keystone Pipeline Leaks About 5,000 Barrels of Oil
Roughly 5,000 barrels of oil, or about 210,000 gallons, spilled from the Keystone pipeline on Thursday in South Dakota, sending cleanup crews and emergency workers to the remote northeast portion of the state. The spill, near Amherst, S.D., comes just days before...
Nelson group files request with FERC to halt pipeline
In an effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Friends of Nelson filed a request for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday on the commission’s recent decision to issue a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for the natural gas...
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Paid Mercenaries to Build Conspiracy Lawsuit Against Environmentalists
The private security firm TigerSwan worked to build a RICO suit accusing Greenpeace, Earth First, and BankTrack of inciting protests to increase donations. The private security firm TigerSwan, hired by Energy Transfer Partners to protect the controversial Dakota...
Norfolk leaders voting on Atlantic Coast Pipeline easements
NORFOLK, VA. The Norfolk City Council is set to decide whether to grant easements for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two drinking water reservoirs, the only ones in its path. The Virginian-Pilot reports the council will consider the issue Tuesday. Senior city...
New gas pipeline capacity sharply exceeds consumption, report says
Charges that the U.S. pipeline industry is building far more natural gas pipelines than it needs are being fueled by a new report showing that the capacity of lines approved by federal regulators over the last two decades was more than twice the amount of gas actually...
Environmentalists just gained a new enemy in the fight against natural gas pipelines
Industry is intensifying its campaign against landowners and environmentalists. The electric utility sector’s top lobbying group is teaming up with fossil fuel trade associations as part of an effort to intensify the industry’s campaign against citizen and...
McAuliffe’s Folly: The Atlantic ‘Trump’ Pipeline
Is outgoing Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe a climate change denier? Just asking that question is bound to offend the governor and some of his supporters. After all, they would say, Governor McAuliffe has “expanded efforts to reduce emissions” and recently issued a...
Letter: Our homes at risk
Hampton Roads residents need to wake up to the specter of Dominion Energy’s plans for building the 600-mile-long Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The Norfolk City Council will vote Tuesday on a bid by ACP LLC to buy an easement that will allow the company to build a...
COLUMN: What will gas pipeline do to Staunton’s water supply?
RECENTLY the federal government issued a decision to push ahead a dangerous project that would directly harm my city’s water supply. As the mayor of the city of Staunton, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s split-decision approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline...
Work stops on Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Lancaster County, builder seeks court clarification
Construction has stopped along the Atlantic Sunrise gas pipeline's 37-mile route in Lancaster County amid a confusing stay order issued by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Monday. A temporary stay was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
Other Environmental Issues
Amazon seals Accomack solar power deal
Amazon signed a deal to purchase electricity from a solar project being built in Accomack. Source: Amazon seals Accomack solar power deal Amazon seals Accomack solar power deal Carol Vaughn, DelmarvaNow 3:17 p.m. EDT June 17, 2015 A large solar energy project already...
THE BALLAD OF POPE FRANCIS
Source: THE BALLAD OF POPE FRANCIS nice little song, with lot's of good reference material
Pope Francis blames ‘human selfishness’ for global warming – BBC News
Pope Francis has blamed human selfishness for global warming in his long-awaited encyclical calling for action on climate change. Source: Pope Francis blames 'human selfishness' for global warming - BBC News
Offshore Wind Power: New Technologies | WVTF
A poll by the National Resources Defense Council shows 88% of Virginians want the state to use more wind and solar power, and the federal government has Source: Offshore Wind Power: New Technologies | WVTF The last of a three part series, this produces even more...
Offshore Wind Power: No Promises for VA’s Coast | WVTF
Dominion Virginia Power has leased land offshore for a wind park, but it’s not clear when construction might begin. The company says a demonstration Source: Offshore Wind Power: No Promises for VA's Coast | WVTF More details about Dominion dragging it's feet on...
Offshore Wind Power: From Denmark to Virginia | WVTF
This year, the federal government said it would give nearly $47 million to each of three states hoping to develop offshore wind power – Virginia, New Source: Offshore Wind Power: From Denmark to Virginia | WVTF
China greenhouse gases: Progress is made, report says – BBC News
China's greenhouse gas emissions could start to decline within 10 years, says a London School of Economics report. Source: China greenhouse gases: Progress is made, report says - BBC News Funny isn't it? The whole world is moving toward renewables with determination,...
Walmart To Generate Solar Energy At More Than 75 Percent Of Its Stores In California
Walmart’s solar power initiative will total more than 130 stores by the end of 2013; Adds hundreds of jobs through partnership with California-based SolarCity WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 21 – Source: Walmart To Generate Solar Energy At More Than 75 Percent Of Its...
Breaking Ground, Breaking Hearts | Appalachian Chronicle
Source: Breaking Ground, Breaking Hearts | Appalachian Chronicle
Now I’m not saying this is the total answer, but it is another possible answer to the fossil fools
Saphonian bladeless turbine boasts impressive efficiency, low cost A new bladeless wind turbine created is based upon the shape of a ship’s sails and promises to offer up to double the efficiency of a typical wind turbine. Source: Saphonian bladeless turbine boasts...
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