by Nelson Bailey | Oct 7, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion Virginia Power wants to rely too heavily on fuels that change the climate, according to critics of the state’s largest utility. Dominion has filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the State Corporation Commission. Depending on which...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 5, 2016 | FERC communications, Politics of energy
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016 2:00 am Maybe it is time for FERC to listen to outside experts and not just rely on its staff, which love to rubber-stamp “Approval” for all pipelines? Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., a leading international research and...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 1, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
Nearly 30 people blasted and condemned a proposed 53,515 horsepower (hp) compressor station during a public hearing before the Buckingham County Planning Commission Monday night. The speakers came after the commission agreed that it would receive public comment...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 29, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
About 150 people came to a meeting of the Buckingham County Planning Commission Monday to protest Dominion’s plan for a compressor station that would push natural gas through the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Sandy Hausman reports on why area residents are worried and what...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 24, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
Health and Safety at Risk for Buckingham County Residents ACP Buckingham Compressor Station Public Hearing Where: County Administration Building, Rt 60, 13380 West James Anderson Hwy Buckingham, VA 23921 When: Monday, 9/26/2016, 7 PM Pre-event offerings: 4:30...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 28, 2016 | Accidents, Compressor Stations
USGS Shakemap Aug. 23, 2011 Virginia Earthquake (USGS) On Aug. 23, 2011, those living in eastern North America, from Ontario to Georgia, felt an unexpected shock as the earth trembled in the wake of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Mineral,...
