by Nelson Bailey | Jan 21, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
Duke Energy and other advocates for building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have come up with a peculiar new justification for the $5 billion project – climate change. They say this winter’s record-setting run of sub-freezing temperatures led to a spike in natural gas...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 14, 2018 | Eminant Domain, Pipelines
Local landowners ask the public to come to court to support cause ROANOKE – Federal court hearings were postponed Friday until a decision could be reached surrounding the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Court hearings continued Saturday at 9 a.m. in Roanoke at the...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 14, 2018 | Eminant Domain, Pipelines
Even as it asks a federal judge to allow it to run a natural gas pipeline through land it does not own, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC is considering changes to the pipeline’s route. In October, the company invoked its power of eminent domain to seek easements on nearly...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 10, 2018 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Jan. 8 (UPI) — Claims by Nebraska landowners for compensation from pipeline company TransCanada on Keystone XL-related costs rests with the state’s highest court, advocates say. Bold Nebraska, an organization that’s steered a multi-year campaign...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 5, 2018 | Eminant Domain, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
VERONA – The Augusta County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to delay making a decision Thursday on whether to issue the Atlantic Coast Pipeline a special use permit for a storage yard in Churchville. The proposal is to convert 34 acres of existing farmland on...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 2, 2018 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
My blood is boiling after reading “Bad vibrations” in the Dec. 19 issue. The article details the noise problems for some residents of Manor Township caused by nonstop drilling under the Conestoga River for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory...
