by Nelson Bailey | Oct 2, 2016 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Eighty-three-year-old Hazel Palmer could become the Suzette Kelo of Virginia — the face of a property-rights revolution. She has a piece of land in Augusta County along the proposed route of the 600-mile, $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It has been in her...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 1, 2016 | Climate Change, Politics of energy
An environmental group has sued oil giant ExxonMobil Corp., alleging the company is improperly polluting a Massachusetts river and putting it at further risk by not preparing for climate change. The lawsuit, from the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), says an Exxon...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 2, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
When Harrison County Farm Bureau members Carol Teter and John Lovejoy bought their 160-acre farm in eastern Ohio in 2001, they were looking for a quiet place to raise a few animals and live out the second half of their lives. What the couple didn’t anticipate...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 2, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Politics of energy
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is facing pressure from landowners in his home state of Virginia to stand against the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to mid-Atlantic...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 30, 2016 | Climate Change, Events, Politics of energy
An open letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe and the people of the Commonwealth By March on the Mansion partners June 15, 2016 We speak today with a unified voice dedicated to energy justice, democratic renewal, and healthy communities in Virginia. We believe it’s...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 30, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
Gov. McAuliffe is Close to Failing on Key Energy and Climate Issues Improvement Plan: The Governor Can Bring Up His Grade Significantly with a Strong “Clean Power Plan” that Reduces Total Pollution Overall, the Governor’s two-year record on these vital energy issues...
