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.
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
The fight against the ACP
Other Environmental Issues
Climate change and more
Environmental Justice
Courts and regulatory agencies managing environmental issues
Media Center
Videos of our hearings and celebrations
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Warm Springs – Pipeline project awaits critical state decision
WARM SPRINGS — The decision could make or break the future of their farm. Robert “Bob” and Roberta “Robbie” Koontz are in arguably the toughest battle of their lives — to preserve hundreds of acres they have worked tirelessly to save from industrial ruin. When utility...
Report says Trump has Atlantic Coast Pipeline among infrastructure priorities
A published report by McClatchy Newspapers said President Trump is including the Atlantic Coast Pipeline among a list of 50 national infrastructure projects his administration considers priorities. While that report could not be confirmed by the lead utility project...
Pipeline document ‘violates the public’s trust’
As an Atlantic Coast Pipeline project opponent, I must point out some critically shoddy work in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) analysis. In a Farmville Herald article, titled “FERC:...
‘The board that ruined Buckingham’
On Jan. 5, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors showed its lack of concern for the health and safety of its citizens, preserving the flavor and history of the area or honoring the property of landowners. They ignored scientific research, national trends and the...
Virginia county approves massive natural gas compressor over community outrage
The project is part of a 600-mile long pipeline that will reach from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Buckingham County Board of Supervisor Danny Allen (fore), at a meeting Thursday. Allen, who works for Dominion, recused himself from the vote on a compressor. CREDIT:...
Supervisors create ‘a sad legacy’
FH Guest column: The Buckingham Board of Supervisors’ approval of a special use permit for the proposed compressor station will not provide what Dominion has promised in economic security or jobs, nor does it protect the people of this county from woeful health and...
If the Sabal Trail Pipeline Goes Online it will be an Environmental Justice Disaster Celebrate MLK Weekend by Stopping it on January 14
By now, you’ve likely heard that there is a fracked gas pipeline under construction through the Southeast U.S. In the wake of effective opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their allies at the Missouri River crossing in...
John Barrett: What landowners should know if gas company comes calling
A group of landowners in West Virginia and Virginia are about to be put through an ordeal that will have long-lasting consequences for them. As proposals for three major natural gas pipelines solidify and go through the regulatory process, pipeline companies have...
Wisconsin tribe votes against renewing Enbridge pipeline agreements
A Native American tribe in Wisconsin has voted against renewing agreements allowing Enbridge Inc to use their land for a major crude oil pipeline, the latest sign of increasing opposition to North American energy infrastructure. The Bad River Band decided not to renew...
‘Pipeline Fighters’ documentary a show of protest
Cookie Cole, her face a portrait of grief and ire, flings toward the sky a handful of creek water. Award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer Marino Colmano of Blacksburg captured the moment. Cole laments the risk that the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline...
Other Environmental Issues
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Environmental Justice
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.