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
The Undeniable Truth About Coal
West Virginia sits atop a treasure chest of coal resources. Coal began to define the state’s culture, history, and the economy as early as 1742, when John Peter Salling unearthed the coal in present-day Boone County, West Virginia. Today, all but 4.5% of the state’s...
Supervisors should ‘wall off’ tap
Published 11:27 am Thursday, December 1, 2016, Farmville Herald We who want to preserve Buckingham’s existing agricultural and clean resource-based economies are deeply concerned about the timing of the non-binding memorandum of understanding/MOU between Kyanite,...
Supervisors favor ACP project
Published 11:01 am Thursday, December 1, 2016, Farmville Herald A majority of county supervisors in Buckingham favors the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project. Four of the seven supervisors agree the project will benefit the county, believe it’s going to get...
ACP is a no-brainer
Published 2:29 pm Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in the Farmville Herald We do not see any need to backtrack on our opinion that the good outweighs the bad when it comes to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). News of a proposed tap for local industry — current and future —...
Critics Call $3 Billion Sabal Trail Pipeline Florida’s Dakota Access Pipeline
As opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline swells at home and abroad, another pipeline project at the other end of the U.S.is quietly being installed as fast as possible, critics say, displacing residents, threatening water supplies, and racking up alleged...
185,000 Miles of U.S. Oil Pipelines Leak EVERY SINGLE DAY
October 3, 2016 2:15 pm Did you know that there are thousands of miles of pipeline in the U.S. and they leak every single day. The protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) are not without good cause. The following are just a few of the major leaks that...
FERC’s Pipeline Impact Statement Full of Errors, say Environmental Groups
By ROBBIE HARRIS • DEC 7, 2016 The public comment period on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline ends December 22. Supporters and opponents are weighing in on the prospect of a 300-mile pipe carrying natural gas through Virginia. But environmental groups are refusing...
Federal Pipeline Agency Criticized for Being Too Close to Industry
Critics say the agency that regulates natural gas pipelines - like those proposed for West Virginia and Virginia - has a bias in favor of gas industry. (Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition) December 8, 2016 - Dan Heyman, Public News Service (VA) RICHMOND, Va. — A...
Soon-To-Expire Health Benefits For Coal Miners Are At The Center Of The Government Funding Fight
The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― After more than a year of stalling, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pushed to extend health benefits for retired coal miners and their widows in a government funding bill lawmakers hope to take up this week. A...
Atlantic Coast Pipeline team on biggest project ‘misconception’
Lauren K. Ohnesorge Staff WriterTriangle Business Journal This week, the energy giants behind the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, embark on a road show. They’ll present seven of what they’re calling “construction expos” across the proposed 550-mile route – including...
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