by Bob Day | Sep 24, 2015 | Politics of energy
The commonwealth’s highest court rejects a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Source: Virginia’s contempt for transparency – The Washington Post While FOB is spending much of its time currently fighting the ACP project, there are occasionally gems...
by Bob Day | Sep 23, 2015 | Regulatory Permit Process
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather Dominion is filing to get the Atlantic Coast Pipeline application reviewed by regulators, and opposition groups are getting ready to help people learn how to fight it. Source: Anti-Pipeline Groups Prepare to...
by Bob Day | Sep 21, 2015 | Climate Change
A Democratic president’s trip reminds Republicans of their historic ties to environmentalism. Theodore Roosevelt’s embrace of conservation planted the seeds for the environmental movement. Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency. Source: Editorial: True...
by Bob Day | Sep 20, 2015 | Pipelines
The gas-rich Marcellus Basin is the impetus for Dominion’s 42-inch Atlantic Coast Pipeline, whose long path through Virginia’s mountains and Piedmont has stirred environmentalists to battle. Source: Dominion says no ‘easy fixes’ remain to...
by Bob Day | Sep 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The 30,000-page application asks authorities to certify the project as a public benefit and necessity, which would allow the company to use eminent domain to secure rights-of-way for the pipeline route. Source: Pipeline company files formal application with FERC...
