by Nelson Bailey | Feb 21, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year, according to new research from US scientists. They found that there had been 6,600 releases from these fracked wells over a ten-year period in four states. The biggest problems were...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 20, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Mayor Robert Hedlund is forming a 10-member citizen committee to monitor air quality hearings held by the state Depar tment of Environmental Protection when it reviews Spectra Energy’s plan to construct a compressor station near the Fore River. Town Solicitor...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
More than 50 people attended a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Landowner’s Informational Meeting held at Buckingham County Middle School on Sunday. The event — which included speakers from numerous groups in opposition to the proposed Atlantic Coast...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 15, 2017 | For Landowners, Natural Gas, Pipelines
February 15. 2017 The Mariner East 2 pipelines would run more than 300 miles through 17 Pennsylvania counties. (Andy Arthur/Flickr) PHILADELPHIA – Environmental groups have filed an appeal of 20 permits issued Monday for the proposed Mariner East Two pipelines. The...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 14, 2017 | Fracking, Politics of energy
Thomas Hadwin Friends of Central Shenandoah Dominion and its partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) have made what appears on the surface to be an enticing proposal. They have said that we need a greater supply of natural gas in Virginia to fuel our...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 14, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2017 12:00 am By Duncan Adams duncan.adams@roanoke.com | 981-3324 Mountain Valley Pipeline’s controversial quest to bury a 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline through the region requires the company to acquire easements across private...
