by Nelson Bailey | Apr 21, 2017 | Press Releases
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by Nelson Bailey | Apr 21, 2017 | Accidents, Pipelines
The Rover pipeline spilled an estimated 2 million gallons of drilling fluid pollutants into wetlands “adjacent to” the Tuscarawas River in Navarre, Ohio, last week, according to a notice of violation filed by the Ohio EPA. Another 50,000 gallons of fluid...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 19, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Spiritual Ecology
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by Nelson Bailey | Apr 19, 2017 | Press Releases
On Wednesday April 19, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court will hear two different cases on the legality of the state surveying statute, and the legality of the surveying itself, on properties that lie on the proposed route for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). In one...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 18, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
April 17, 2017 ALBANY, N.Y. — Thousands of New Yorkers are asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject two projects that would increase the flow of crude oil through Albany. A letter signed by more than 3,500 New Yorkers asked the governor to deny permits for...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 16, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Despite concerns that the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline could threaten the primary source of drinking water for the Standing Rock Sioux, a federal judge ruled that the pipeline’s developer can keep some information about spill risks secret from the public. The...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 15, 2017 | Press Releases
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by Nelson Bailey | Apr 15, 2017 | Press Releases
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by Nelson Bailey | Apr 15, 2017 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
Aaron G. Cahill1,2, Colby M. Steelman1 , Olenka Forde2 , Olukayode Kuloyo3 , S. Emil Ru3 , Bernhard Mayer3 , K. Ulrich Mayer2 , Marc Strous3 , M. Cathryn Ryan3 , John A. Cherry1 and Beth L. Parker1 * Expansion of shale gas extraction has fuelled global concern about...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Pipelines
Alaska’s Cook Inlet has long been known for its stunning mountain views and the endangered beluga whales that inhabit the watershed. But a series of oil and gas leaks from underwater pipelines, one of which is still ongoing, has residents and environmentalists...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 13, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
April 12, 2017 NEW YORK – Environmentalists are celebrating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to block construction of a 99-mile pipeline through western New York. The 24-inch Northern Access Pipeline would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to Canada....
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 11, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Pipeline protesters set to hold rally to tour potentially impacted areas NELSON COUNTY ((WSLS 10/ WVIR) – The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League will hold more rallies today, opposing the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. On Sunday, people in Nelson...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 11, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Comments by Chad Oba of Friends of Buckingham (www.friendsofbuckinghamva.org). Farmville Herald | Jordan Miles | April 11, 2017 Read More
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 10, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
In some parts of the country, people are urged to pray for rain. In Oklahoma, the governor once told people to pray for oil prices. But as oil and gas fracking continue to spread throughout the state, Oklahomans’ concern might be more about the industry’s impact on...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 9, 2017 | Events, Health & Safety
Ms. Gibbs will speak on Monday, 10:30 AM April 17, 2017 at Union Grove Baptist Church on Shelton Store Road, Buckingham, VA. Driven in 1978 to protect her son, her daughter and other mysteriously ill children in the neighborhood of Love Canal, Lois Gibbs...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Press Releases
Lafayette, Co, Law Builds on Growing Rights-Based Efforts to Stop Climate Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mari Margil mmargil@celdf.org LAFAYETTE, CO: On March 22nd, the City Council ofLafayette, Colorado, became the first municipality in the state to recognize...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
The fossil fuel industry’s business model is to externalize its costs by clawing in obscene subsidies and tax deductions—causing grave environmental costs, including toxic pollution and global warming. Among the other unassessed prices of the world’s...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
A section of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) under construction near St. Anthony, North Dakota, in September 2016. New letter to Army Corps of Engineers makes bombshell accusations, asks for documentation on several legal fronts Rob Capriccioso • April 7, 2017 Top...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Accidents, Pipelines
Alberta-based TransCanada Corp has shut down its Keystone pipeline after crews spotted oil near a pump station in South Dakota, the company said in a statement on Monday. The company, Canada’s second largest pipeline operator, said the “potential...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process, Spiritual Ecology
Letter to the Editor of Farmville Herald by Chad Oba on Apr 6, 2017. Read More
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Letter to the Editor of the Farmville Herald by Irene Ellis Leech on April 6, 2017. Read More
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 8, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
Posted Friday, April 7, 2017 9:40 pm By Drew C. Wilson Times Staff Writer SIMS — Gene Autry Patterson usually reads the papers and watches the news, but he had no idea the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was just over a football field from his back door....
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 5, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revive and expedite two multi-billion-dollar underground pipelines that would snake oil through US states to centers of the petroleum industry. One is the contentious $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline,...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 5, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
In a letter submitted Tuesday to the federal agency reviewing the project, 16 legislators from affected states asked for approval of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, highlighting potential economic and other benefits for their residents. According to the...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
March 31, 2017 GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A conservation group in Montana on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would travel through the state and across two of its major rivers. The Trump administration approved the pipeline last...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Press Releases
First quarter down! Not exactly a beautiful day, but we certainly could use the rain here in Staunton. On cool, gloomy days like this I always find it nice to have something good to read. I thought you might as well! Here goes… Down to the Finish Line: Less Than One...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Prolonged protests in North Dakota have failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline, at least for now, but they have provided inspiration and a blueprint for protests against pipelines in other states. The months of...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 1, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Residents are emboldened by North Dakota standoff as energy firms try to move glut of natural gas. By Kris Maher March 31, 2017 5:30 a.m. ET HUNTINGDON, Pa.—As energy companies ramp up efforts to move a glut of natural gas with new pipelines in Pennsylvania and...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 31, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Environmental groups allege Trump administration approval of the project broke the law. Environmental groups filed two federal lawsuits this week seeking to block construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which President Donald Trump recently approved. The State...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 31, 2017 | Accidents, Pipelines
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Road repairs are still necessary in East Providence, after a water main break caused widespread issues throughout the city. The break took place around 3 p.m. on Almeida Avenue, off Waterman Avenue, causing widespread water pressure...
