by Nelson Bailey | Sep 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Firms leading the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project have asked the members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) — the body that could give the project the green light — to “issue an order approving the ACP certificate in September so that...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Three activists with Beyond Extreme Energy disrupted Thursday’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the nominations of the final two members to join Trump’s FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Committee). One of the arrestees was a 25-year veteran of...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
The Mountain Valley Pipeline suffered a setback this week when the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to reevaluate its March decision to issue the controversial project a key water quality certification. On Thursday, Scott Mandirola,...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Developers of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline want federal regulators to approve the project this month, now that the commission in charge of the decision has enough members to vote on the project. Executives with Dominion Energy, Duke Energy and Southern Company...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
“Every societal or cultural issue influences human dynamics — psychology — and vice versa. The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) crisis is no exception, but the psychological impact of the MVP has not been given much attention. Yes, it is a crisis and it’s...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 5, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
West Chester >> State Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19, said he was forced to file a right-to-know request to obtain a list of private groundwater wells located near the path of Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 pipeline project in Chester County. “While I find it...
