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
Bold Alliance Hires Carolyn Reilly to Organize Pipeline Fighters in Virginia and West Virginia
Reilly to organize fellow landowners to resist the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast fracked gas pipelines Carolyn Reilly is Bold Alliance’s new Regional Pipeline Fighter in Virginia and W. Virginia.Rocky Mount, Virginia — Bold Alliance has hired landowner...
New Analysis: Pipelines Could Leave Vast Environmental Footprints
By NICK GILMORE • FEB 15, 2017 According to a new analysis released this week, two proposed pipeline projects in the state could have significant environmental impacts. From the very beginning, the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines have been highly...
Company Behind DAPL Reported 69 Accidents, Polluting Rivers in 4 States in Last Two Years
The energy company behind the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has reported hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis released earlier this month. According to the Feb. 6 report from the Louisiana...
In Wilson, media shut out of FERC public listening session on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Just 15 minutes after the doors opened last night, the auditorium at Forest Hills Middle School — a public school — in Wilson was beginning to fill with people. But the “public” listening session about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline wasn’t really public. And only select...
Virginia House of Delegates committee defangs coal ash bill
A bill that would have required Dominion Virginia Power to submit more information to state regulators before it is allowed to close what environmental groups contend are leaky, unlined ponds containing millions of tons of coal ash has cleared a House committee,...
‘Please exercise your responsibility’
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is available. It describes the land that the pipeline will go through, the unique aspects of that land and the community and how to protect those things if they build the pipeline....
Meeting for landowners held
More than 50 people attended a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Landowner’s Informational Meeting held at Buckingham County Middle School on Sunday. The event — which included speakers from numerous groups in opposition to the proposed Atlantic Coast...
Governor orders evacuation of Dakota pipeline protest camp
The governor of North Dakota ordered protesters on Wednesday to evacuate a demonstration camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the latest move to clear the area that has served as a base for opposition to the multibillion dollar project. Republican Doug...
New analysis: Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines are Climate Disasters
Controversial pipelines pushed by Trump a risk to West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and the planet. Two studies released today find that if built, the controversial Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines would together contribute as much greenhouse gas...
FERC Comment Parties in Buckingham; March 11 at Ellis Acres; March 25 at South Central Counseling Group
Get help to send comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) website about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Volunteers will help guide you through the process of submitting your comments. Your voice matters! They don't know if we don't...
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