by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2016 | Climate Change, Endangered Species, Fossil Fuels
Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists. Methane warms planet 20 times as much as similar CO2 volumes but lack of monitoring means scientists can’t be sure of sources. Scientists have been surprised by the surge, which began just over 10 years...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Natural Gas
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Supervisors in Buckingham County are considering Dominion’s request to build a compressor station for its proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Opponents fear it will destroy the environment. Dominion needs a special use permit...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 11, 2016 | Climate Change, Coal, Fossil Fuels
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...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 11, 2016 | Conservation, Environmental Justice
The Japan Times SEATTLE – Washington on Thursday became the first U.S. state to sue the agrochemical giant Monsanto over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades....
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
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...
