by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Massive tanks in Oklahoma brim with unrefined oil, but they weren’t designed to handle the rash of seismic activity caused by fracking-related activity. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, U.S. oil refining plummeted to record lows. Now, nearly three weeks...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
If Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Department of Environmental Quality continues its present course, it will likely suffer the same embarrassment. As public attention was focused on the destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the unfolding disaster of...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 13, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
With no discussion, supervisors in Buckingham County unanimously adopted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday that would allow the county access and control of 200 acres along a proposed lateral line off of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). Last...
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...
