by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Fracking, Pipelines
Three weeks ago, something incredible happened. The community of Buckingham came together to say a resounding “no” to Dominion’s proposed 53,515-horsepower fracked-gas compressor station. More than 150 people packed the room at a Buckingham County Planning Commission...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Published 10:38 am Thursday, October 13, 2016 About 25 people are expected to speak during a continued public hearing Monday at 6 p.m. regarding a special use permit request for a proposed 53,515 horsepower (hp) natural gas-fired compressor station in Buckingham. The...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 14, 2016 | Pipelines
Attorneys with the Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a new motion with federal regulators over Dominion’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). They say the pipeline’s new route would impact properties protected from...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 13, 2016 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Natural Gas
alerting public WRITTEN BYJim Pierobon12 hours ago PHOTO BY Jim Pierobon / Southeast Energy News A Virginia natural gas pipeline operator says is revisiting its notification procedures after a routine maintenance incident prompted more than 100 emergency calls and...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 12, 2016 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
By Rob Manch – Reporter Published: October 11, 2016, 11:41 pm ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) – We’re hearing from a woman in Roanoke County who says without her knowledge or consent, she came home Monday to find dozens of surveyors for the Mountain Valley Pipeline on...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 11, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events, Pipelines
A 63-year-old Buckingham County pastor and found- ing member of a group opposed to a 600-mile natural gas pipeline was arrested and charged with trespass- ing last week after protesting the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and compressor station. Paul Wilson, pastor...
