by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
After swimming 1,300 kilometres upstream to their spawning grounds near the headwaters of the Fraser River, Chinook salmon returning to Swift Creek this year found their gravel beds blocked by a bright orange layer of snow fencing. Kinder Morgan, the pipeline company...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. Activists in Canada are celebrating what is being called a victory for people over pipelines. The energy company TransCanada has announced it is canceling the proposed Energy East pipeline that would’ve...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 4, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Dirty Energy Dominance: Dependent on Denial – How the U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Depends on Subsidies and Climate Denial Oil Change International October 2017 Download the full report. A new report by Oil Change International reveals that U.S. taxpayers continue to...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 4, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality plans to disclose in December its recommendations to the State Water Control Board regarding water quality certification for two deeply controversial natural gas pipelines. DEQ said it will recommend conditions that the...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 30, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Opponents question level of demand in Virginia and North Carolina. Opposition to the massive Atlantic Coast Pipeline is intensifying after an executive with Dominion Energy, the primary developer of the project, told an industry audience that the pipeline will likely...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 29, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
The two joint ventures planning to route 42-inch diameter natural gas pipelines through forests and fields long to hear the whining roar and chatter of chainsaws felling trees. Both the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline hope to start clearing...
