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
Dominion misrepresents what’s happening
I take great exception with Aaron Ruby’s comments in Gabe Cavallaro’s Aug. 2 story regarding Dominion’s treatment of property owners whose property would be taken from them by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Mr. Ruby states that they will be treated fairly and...
LOSING PEACE, GAINING A VOICE: THE FACES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE
There’s something magical about standing in a place and realizing that in every direction you look, there are mountains. It’s as if you’re sitting in a natural fortress, or a protected oasis. Walking on the soil that is slated to be uprooted by the Atlantic Coast...
PIPELINE PROBLEMS: STARK COUNTY COUPLE ASKED TO DEMOLISH PROPERTY ON THEIR OWN DIME
A Stark county family says they've had enough of Dominion Energy. Back in February, Robert and Debbie Merchant received a letter from Dominion Energy that ordered them to remove their driveway. The driveway has been on the property for more than 50 years. Last...
Hundreds, including Nelson residents, attend DEQ hearing on pipeline
HARRISONBURG – Before heading into James Madison University’s Festival Conference & Student Center on Monday evening, opponents and supporters of the proposed 600-mile, three-state Atlantic Coast Pipeline traded shouts across the lawn. As they held colorful signs...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: For Sunday, Aug. 6
Letter writer perpetuates 'fake news' to support pipeline In the frequently published writings of Tom McDonald, one thing is consistently clear; he does not fact check his writings before submitting them, perpetuating fake news (“Pipeline opponents once championed...
Department of Environmental Quality Hearings across the state this week
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is currently planning to permit developers of the massive fracked-gas Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines to drive a gash through the headwaters, streams, and wetlands of six major river basins, including the...
Getting Real with Pipeline Disasters in West Virginia
By Traci Hickson August 3, 2017 An area below compressor station construction site related to Rover Pipeline, where DEP inspectors say concentrated sediment runoff overwhelms the control fences that are being used by the company. If you think silt fences will hold...
Claims in the letter about pipeline are not correct
One of the pillars of a democracy is a strong free press. One of the strengths of an independent newspaper is a lively and thriving editorial and letters to the editor page. There people can express their opinions freely, even if their opinions are not based on facts....
2 dead in Minneapolis school ‘gas explosion’
An explosion at a Minneapolis school has killed two and injured at least nine people. Minnehaha Academy confirmed Ruth Berg, a receptionist with the school for 17 years, died as a result of the explosion. “As our receptionist, she welcomed everyone with a smile and...
Virginia Lawsuit Challenges Eminent Domain for Oil Pipelines
Eminent domain, in which government agencies seize land for the public good, tends to be a controversial subject. After all, "public good" can be interpreted very loosely. For example, developers have successfully argued that they will promote job growth,...
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