ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
New oil spill clean-up continues
Workers have removed an estimated 1,700 gallons of oil which spilled from a pipe in Convis Township. Workers from Omimex Energy in Ludington, which owns the well, and several subcontractors have been working 12-hours each day since a leak was discovered June 12 in a...
Northern Virginia weighs pros and cons of proposed pipeline project
Jobs, land, environmental and public health all considerations for project CENTREVILLE, Va. - The proposed WB XPress Pipeline Project would impact West Virginia and Virginia, but two miles of new pipeline would be constructed in Western Fairfax County park land, and a...
Walking the Line into the Heart of Virginia June 16 – July 2
A celebratory walk along the proposed fracked-gas pipeline (ACP) path. See for yourself what is on the line - The forest habitats, mountains, farms and homes that are in danger of irreversible destruction. Starting in Highland County, June 16, we will follow as...
Pipelines & Water Webinar, Wednesday, June 28, 12:30-2 pm
Join us for a webinar exploring the significance of state-level water quality certification under the Clean Water Act § 401 and how to engage in the 401 process for the interstate Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipeline projects. We’ll also explain the basics of...
After Home Explosion, Who Wants To Live On Twilight Ave?
A home went up in flames in April on Twilight Avenue north of Denver, killing two people. Now, the investigation into what happened is underway, clean-up is ongoing, lawsuits are being filed and people who live in that small community are worried- not only about their...
Landowners react to FERC Environmental Impact Statement
The newly released statement denies long term damage. ROCKY MOUNT, Va. - Landowners and environmentalists speak out after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission releases new information about the Mountain Valley Pipeline. On Friday, June 23, FERC released an...
State official advises Dominion: Integrity of permitting process for Atlantic Coast Pipeline is ‘non-negotiable’
Attempts by Dominion Energy to sway regulators in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline permitting process prompted a top official under Gov. Terry McAuliffe to notify the utility that state agencies would not heed those efforts. An April 19 letter from Molly Ward, Virginia’s...
Doing due diligence
County supervisors in Buckingham are doing their due diligence in delaying a decision to vote on a special use permit for Dominion to construct a 195-foot microwave communications tower as part of a proposed 53,783-horsepower compressor station along the 600-mile...
ACTION ALERT: Tell the DEQ to do its job to review our waterways
Four actions: Call & write your legislators. Sign the 2 petitions below. Recent decisions by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to allow the Corps of Engineers to review the water body crossings as part of the Nationwide 12 permit process does not...
SELC requests FERC hearing as Dominion, Duke Energy look to build ACP on the backs of customers
June 21, 2017 Tom Hadwin, a former utility executive at Consumers Energy in Michigan and New York State Electric and Gas, explains the way Dominion and Duke Energy have manufactured a false need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline by over-estimating future demand. SELC,...
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