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The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
185,000 Miles of U.S. Oil Pipelines Leak EVERY SINGLE DAY
October 3, 2016 2:15 pm Did you know that there are thousands of miles of pipeline in the U.S. and they leak every single day. The protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) are not without good cause. The following are just a few of the major leaks that...
FERC’s Pipeline Impact Statement Full of Errors, say Environmental Groups
By ROBBIE HARRIS • DEC 7, 2016 The public comment period on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline ends December 22. Supporters and opponents are weighing in on the prospect of a 300-mile pipe carrying natural gas through Virginia. But environmental groups are refusing...
Federal Pipeline Agency Criticized for Being Too Close to Industry
Critics say the agency that regulates natural gas pipelines - like those proposed for West Virginia and Virginia - has a bias in favor of gas industry. (Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition) December 8, 2016 - Dan Heyman, Public News Service (VA) RICHMOND, Va. — A...
Soon-To-Expire Health Benefits For Coal Miners Are At The Center Of The Government Funding Fight
The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― After more than a year of stalling, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pushed to extend health benefits for retired coal miners and their widows in a government funding bill lawmakers hope to take up this week. A...
Atlantic Coast Pipeline team on biggest project ‘misconception’
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...
Dakota Access company takes its battle to finish oil pipeline to court
Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has responded to the Army Corps of Engineers’ denial of a key permit by asking a federal judge to allow it to drill under the Missouri river immediately. The court filing came as thousands of...
URGENT: proposed law would charge protesters with terrorism
This is a disaster. A new law proposed by a State Senator in Washington would allow the authorities to charge protesters with "economic terrorism," and slap them with serious felony charges that could lead to jail time, just for making their voices heard. The...
Army will not grant easement for Dakota Access Pipeline crossing
By U.S. Army December 4, 2016 Army POC: Moira Kelley (703) 614-3992, moira.l.kelley.civ@mail.mil The Department of the Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, the Army's Assistant...
How You Can Help Standing Rock…It’s Not What You Think!
By Dave Room on Wednesday November 30th, 2016 Let’s come together and culture hack our oil dependence to stop all the pipelines, starting with Standing Rock. One of the most frustrating things about halting pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure projects...
The alliance for solar choice: Illinois energy bill passes without anti-solar, anti-consumer provisions Friday, Dec 02, 2016
Your Renewable News | The alliance for solar choice: Illinois energy bill passes without anti-solar, anti-consumer provisions Illinois legislators voted today to pass energy legislation (S.B. 2814) without anti-consumer, anti-solar proposals like mandatory demand...
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