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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
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...
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
Other Environmental Issues
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...
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 |...
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