by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A public hearing is set for Thursday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m. for members of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors to hear public comment on a requested special use permit for a 53,515 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor station as part of the proposed Atlantic...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Natural Gas
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Supervisors in Buckingham County are considering Dominion’s request to build a compressor station for its proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Opponents fear it will destroy the environment. Dominion needs a special use permit...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Lauren K. Ohnesorge Staff WriterTriangle Business Journal This week, the energy giants behind the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, embark on a road show. They’ll present seven of what they’re calling “construction expos” across the proposed 550-mile route – including...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 11, 2016 | Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
Pastor Paul Wilson Chad Oba The pastor of two Baptist churches near a proposed natural gas fired 53,515 horsepower compressor station — part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project — is decrying the alleged threat of arrest of seven women...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 11, 2016 | For Landowners, Pipelines
In a scene resembling a church service, opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline gathered under a tent Sunday at the Rockfish Valley Community Center in Nelson County as several spoke of how the controversial project personally affects them. Among “testifiers,” as...