Recent studies have challenged the economic benefit of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines, two natural gas pipelines proposed for the Appalachian region.
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Recent Studies Question the Economic Benefit of Pipelines
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline mountain valley pipeline natural gas pipelines POWHR Coalition shale drilling
Groups force strong pollution controls on Virginia gas plant
Contact: Evan Johns, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 434-738-186, ejohns@appalmad.org Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, 804-536-5598, hannah@appvoices.org Ben Weiner, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 804-225-9113 Ex. 1002, benjamin.weiner@sierraclub.org RICHMOND, Virginia – In response to extensive comments from citizens and conservation groups, the Virginia Department…
TAGS: Air Pollution Atlantic Coast Pipeline Dominion greensville Natural Gas Pipeline power plant Virginia
Fracked-gas Pipelines Would Threaten Homes and Dreams
A Tale of Two Families By Cat McCue At the top of Sinking Creek Mountain in western Virginia, where Craig, Giles and Montgomery counties meet, sits a 50-acre parcel of land with views in all directions. To Judy and Steve…
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline fracking hydraulilc fracturing mountain valley pipeline Natural Gas Prayers Not Pipelines Virginia West Virginia
Re-route of fracked gas pipeline threatens new areas of Va., West Va.
Contact: Ben Luckett, Staff Attorney, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-0125 Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, hannah@appvoices.org, 804-536-5598 Drew Gallagher, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, drew@chesapeakeclimate.org Kirk Bowers, Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org Dominion Energy announced plans today to re-route the proposed…
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Dominion fracked gas fracking mountain valley pipeline Natural Gas Pipeline Virginia West Virginia
Groups in two states challenge WB XPress
Contact: Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-0125, bluckett@appalmad.org Kate Rooth, Appalachian Voices, 804-536-5598, kate@appvoices.org Anne Havemann, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-1984, anne@chesapeakeclimate.org Kirk Bowers, Virginia Chapter, Sierra Club, 434-296-8673, kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org On behalf of conservation groups in Virginia and West Virginia,…
TAGS: acp Atlantic Coast Pipeline fracking mountain valley pipeline mvp natural gas pipelines pipelines Virginia West Virginia
Prayers not pipelines
Jill Averitt lives in Central Virginia with her extended family on a patch of land where collectively they are raising seven children, lots of vegetables–and in the past year, a ruckus over Dominion’s plans to run a massive fracked gas pipeline right through that land. She created the “Prayers Not Pipelines” project as a powerful way to connect with her neighbors, and to protect her home and community.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Dominion FERC fracking mountain valley pipeline Natural Gas Pipeline Virginia West Virginia
Environmental Groups Challenge How Pipeline Impacts are Assessed
A coalition of conservation groups is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the combined impact of four proposed natural gas pipeline projects.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Duke Energy fracking Marcellus Shale mountain valley pipeline Natural Gas natural gas pipelines
30 Groups Demand Single FERC Study of Fracked-Gas Pipelines
Contacts: Joe Lovett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-9006, jlovett@appalmad.org Joanna Salidis, Friends of Nelson, 434-242-5859, josalidis@gmail.com Tammy Belinsky, Preserve Craig, 540-874-5798, tambel@hughes.net Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club, 434-296 8673, kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, hannah@appvoices.org Monique Sullivan, Chesapeake Climate Action Network,…
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline clean energy Climate change Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC fracking mountain valley pipeline Natural Gas Pipeline
Dominion Eyes Alternate Route for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Immense public opposition in Virginia led developers to propose alternate routes for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, avoiding the two counties where residents have been most unwavering. Dominion Transmission Inc., which plans to build the 550-mile natural gas pipeline through West…
“MVP” is not a most valued project
Opposition is mounting to the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline that would carry highly pressurized natural gas for 300 miles through farms and forests from W.Va. to Va. Several counties have taken action to oppose or question the project, and citizens all along the route are making their voices heard. Guest blogger Tina Badger is one.
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