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.
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
The fight against the ACP
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
CPV pipeline work halted while appeal is heard
WAWAYANDA - A federal appeals court has issued a preliminary order that prevents the start of construction of a gas pipeline to the nearly completed Competitive Power Ventures plant while state and federal regulators continue their dispute over a critical permit for...
Gas Pipeline Developers Suing Hundreds of Landowners
Developers of a proposed natural gas pipeline are suing hundreds of landowners to gain rights of way granted by federal regulations. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Developers of a proposed natural gas pipeline are suing hundreds of landowners in two states to gain rights of...
1 dead, several workers injured in Colonial Pipeline blast in Alabama
HELENA, Ala. – For the second time in two months, a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people was shut down, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases. The disruption occurred when a track hoe — a machine used to remove...
‘Fox guarding the hen house’
Editorial Read More: The Farmville Herald - Irene Leach - 11.02.2017 Posted by: Nelson Bailey
This Coastal Town Banned Tar Sands and Sparked a War with the Oil Industry
South Portland's fight is a cautionary tale about the power of money — and whether towns can set their own rules about oil and gas infrastructure. SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—Can communities say no to energy companies? Hundreds of miles from the nearest oil field or...
Tension mounts as stun gun, police dogs used at Sandisfield pipeline protest
SANDISFIELD — On the very day the pipeline company got permission to put its new third line in service here, three anti-pipeline activists were arrested for blocking a road, and witnesses say Massachusetts State Police used a stun gun on one man when he tried to run...
Community members protest approved pipelines
Local Rockingham County and Harrisonburg community members stand in solidarity with the pipeline fighters across the commonwealth in the anti-pipeline group called Rockingham Alliance for the Protection and Transformation of Our Resources and Society. The emergence of...
DEP: Pipeline construction caused sediment to enter three Lebanon County streams
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued its second notice of violation in five days Monday against the builder of the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline for problems involving waterways in Lebanon County. This one stemmed from a DEP...
Montgomery County asks FERC for rehearing on Mountain Valley pipeline
Last week, Roanoke County requested a rehearing from FERC At a meeting this week, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to petition FERC for a rehearing on the authorization of the construction and operation of the Mountain...
DEP refuses to allow pipeline drilling to resume at Snitz Creek
(Lebanon) -- Mariner East 2 pipeline builder Sunoco needs to work harder to prevent "drilling mud" spills, not just treat them after the fact. That's the gist of a notice of violation the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued against Sunoco Friday...
Other Environmental Issues
Leaps and BoundsDominion better hurry, fossil fuels are looking worse and worse.
The develo Solar panels made three times cheaper and four times more efficient The developers of a new solar cell say they are four times more efficient and three times cheaper than current solar cells. Source: Solar panels made three times cheaper and four times more...
50 States | 50 Plans
Transition to 100% wind, water, and solar for all purposes. The Solutions Project is a group of top scientists, visionary business leaders and cultural influencers with a mission of accelerating the transition to 100% renewable energy. Source: 50 States | 50 Plans An...
Vortex bladeless turbines wobble to generate energy – Images
A new bladeless wind-driven generator prototype, called the Vortex, is claimed to produce electricity with very few moving parts, on a very small footprint, and in almost complete silence. It's also designed to be very much less aurally and visually intrusive than...
MoveOn Petitions – Say No to Monsanto’s Dream Bill!
I just signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives: I urge you to reject Representative Mike Pompeo's "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act" (H.R.1599), which would prohibit states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods, or...
Duke pleads guilty to water pollution
see story here This is more an example of the results of all dirty energy. Those in favor of gas might say, "see, if we were burning gas this wouldn't have to happen. But the reality is all they will have done is cleaned up one area so water can be polluted somewhere...
McClellan: Dominion’s “step back” on offshore wind has left Virginians wondering – Richmond.com: Guest-columnists
On Earth Day last month, Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised offshore wind energy for its job-creation potential for Virginia. The governor likely had not been told by Dominion Power that 24 hours later the utility would decide to “take a step back” from the much-touted...
New 80% efficient wind turbine
http://www.gizmag.com/the-archimedes-liam-f1-urban-wind-turbine/32263/ This doubles or triples existing efficiencies, plus is quieter than normal wind turbines--It makes home roof mounts a better choice. Just one of the reasons we don't need a 50 year commitment to...
Tesla Powerwall, new backup battery
Energy Storage for a Sustainable Home Powerwall is a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels, or when utility rates are low, and powers your home in the evening. It also fortifies your home against power outages by providing a backup...
Keep it in the ground: Bill Gates, help stop climate change – video | Environment | The Guardian
Readers from around the world, join the Guardian's editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, to ask Bill Gates to lead the fight against climate change by divesting from fossil fuels Source: Keep it in the ground: Bill Gates, help stop climate change – video | Environment |...
The biggest story in the world podcast | Environment | The Guardian
Climate change is the biggest story journalism has never successfully told. The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Alan Rusbridger, has decided to change that. This podcast series follows Rusbridger and his team as they set out to find a new narrative on the greatest threat...
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