by Bob Day | Jan 9, 2016 | Endangered Species
The West Virginia Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (WVFO) filed on January 7 (posted January 8) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an extensive litany of concerns about the current proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline...
by Bob Day | Jan 8, 2016 | Pipelines
We’re learning more about an explosion at a large natural gas compressor in Logan County, Thursday night. Source: Witnesses Describe Logan County Gas Explosion – NewsOn6.com – Tulsa, OK – News, Weather, Video and Sports – KOTV.com |...
by Bob Day | Jan 6, 2016 | Climate Change
Stacks and burn-off from the ExxonMobil refinery are seen at dusk last year in St. Bernard Parish, La. (Gerald Herbert/Associated Press) Fossil fuel companies distorted our understanding of climate change. They should be held responsible. Source: America has been...
by Bob Day | Jan 4, 2016 | Renewables
Ten years after its founding in Charlottesville, Columbia Power has completed initial engineering and testing for the largest and most powerful wave energy converter in the nation. Source: Charlottesville Company Developing Tech to Harness Wave Energy – NBC29...
by Bob Day | Dec 21, 2015 | Politics of energy
Dominion Virginia Power’s argument for building a controversial transmission line from its Surry nuclear plant across the James River to prevent rolling blackouts is based on flawed electricity demand projections, according to a recent analysis by a Maryland-based...
