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
Twenty-one oppose ACP permit
Published 2:06 pm Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Twenty-one of 23 people who spoke during a continued public hearing Monday night regarding the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project and a connected compressor station opposed the issuance of a special use permit....
Amy Goodman showed us the perils of standing up to the fossil fuel industry
Amy Goodman showed us the perils of standing up to the fossil fuel industry | May Boeve | Opinion | The Guardian. For far too long, the world had been ignoring the North Dakota anti-pipelines protests. Then the Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman captured private security...
Dominion helps bankroll state Democrats, GOP at national conventions
RICHMOND — Energy giant Dominion continues to invest heavily in an alternate form of power in Virginia: political power. The corporation gave $100,000 to the Democratic Party of Virginia in a lump sum check dated June 14, according to the Virginia Public Access...
Governor Can Stop Pipeline
From: Mike Tidwell <mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org> Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 9:07 AM Subject: Pipeline fighters: MUST READ fact sheet on McA's clear power to protect water To: Mike Tidwell <mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org> All, For your...
$100,000 reward offered after pipeline construction equipment set on fire in Iowa
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. — The company and contractor for a 1,172-mile pipeline that’s been the subject of protests in North Dakota and Iowa have issued a $100,000 reward for damage to construction equipment. In a news release Monday, Oct. 17, Dakota Access LLC said...
Duke Energy’s flood problems at Lee coal plant deepen: Coal ash released, safety inspections questioned
Oct 15, 2016, 9:09am EDT Updated Oct 15, 2016, 1:28pm EDT INDUSTRIES & TAGS Energy, Government & Regulations, Coal, Environment A 50-foot breach in the cooling-pond dam at Duke Energy’s H.F. Lee plant was visible at least a day before it was discovered, an...
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Three weeks ago, something incredible happened. The community of Buckingham came together to say a resounding “no” to Dominion’s proposed 53,515-horsepower fracked-gas compressor station. More than 150 people packed the room at a Buckingham County Planning Commission...
Compressor hearing continues Monday
Published 10:38 am Thursday, October 13, 2016 About 25 people are expected to speak during a continued public hearing Monday at 6 p.m. regarding a special use permit request for a proposed 53,515 horsepower (hp) natural gas-fired compressor station in Buckingham. The...
SELC Files New Motion Over Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Attorneys with the Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a new motion with federal regulators over Dominion's proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). They say the pipeline’s new route would impact properties protected from development,...
Gas pipeline venting mishap reveals lack of guidelines for alerting public
alerting public WRITTEN BYJim Pierobon12 hours ago PHOTO BY Jim Pierobon / Southeast Energy News A Virginia natural gas pipeline operator says is revisiting its notification procedures after a routine maintenance incident prompted more than 100 emergency calls and...
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