by Kenda Hanuman | Apr 1, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
The Palmetto Pipeline is halted due to eminent domain dispute. Source: Kinder Morgan Inc. Presses Pause on the Palmetto Pipeline Project — The Motley Fool
by Kenda Hanuman | Apr 1, 2016 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
PennEast will have to wait longer than initially anticipated to receive final approval for its 115-mile natural gas pipeline which is proposed to cut through Northampton County as part of its route. Source: PennEast pipeline project facing seven month delay –...
by Kenda Hanuman | Mar 29, 2016 | Conservation
Together with the city of Charlottesville, the Local Energy Alliance Program is offering the Clean Energy Loan Fund to help promote a greener city. Source: LEAP, Charlottesville Offer Program to Help Businesses Go Green – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Mar 26, 2016 | Pipelines
By MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Steel pipe will begin rolling off a production line next month for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but a Dominion-led development company is still awaiting federal review of a newly revised route for the proposed 600-mile project....
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Mar 26, 2016 | Economic Impacts
This new wave of bad loans isn’t the same magnitude of the housing bust, but it reflects similar behaviors. Borrowers feasted on what Bloomberg estimates was $237 billion of easy money without scrutinizing whether the loans could endure a drastic downturn. The...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Mar 26, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
RICHMOND, Va (WVIR) – Good coverage: 2 1/2 minute video from NBC Activists are calling for an explanation and different decisions from the commonwealth’s lead environmental regulator. A group of about 20 gathered outside the Department of Environmental...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 29, 2016 | Renewables, Sustainability
Image Courtesy Columbia Power Charlottesville-based Columbia Power just returned from an international conference in Scotland, where it was awarded one of the only statements of feasibility for wave power technology. Source: Charlottesville Company Reaches Milestone...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 28, 2016 | Climate Change, Health & Safety
Some in Congress have tried to convince us that climate change is the business of polar bears — that African-Americans are more interested in the money than the environment. That just isn’t true. Source: Opinion/Commentary: Clean power can help fuel black communities...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 24, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
ELDRED – U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an independent study to review the health impacts of Source: Gibson wants study of health impacts of compressor stations – News – recordonline.com –...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 23, 2016 | For Landowners, Pipelines
Natural gas pipeline opponents asked the Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday to accept their case to determine whether a state law that allows surveyors onto private property without permission runs afoul of Virginia’s constitution. Source: Pipeline foes argue property...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 19, 2016 | PEIS, Pipelines, Politics of energy
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by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 18, 2016 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Pipelines
Rick Webb of the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition, also based in Virginia, responded, “Dominion fails to recognize … that the real issue is construction of a major pipeline through the greatest concentration of remaining wild lands, pristine streams, and...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 18, 2016 | Economic Impacts
Source: SNL: Opponents of Atlantic Coast outline local costs of pipeline; Dominion objects | SNL
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 17, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
A Charlottesville based economics group researched the project and say the counties involved will be losing millions. Dominion disagrees. There are some serious errors here. Please let Newsplex know. Source: New Study Says Atlantic Coast Pipeline Won’t Be...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 13, 2016 | Climate Change, Sustainability
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 13, 2016 | FERC communications, PEIS
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by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 13, 2016 | FERC communications, Natural Gas
appalmad white paper onghgemissions of 4 pipeline and request for a cultural analysis COMMENTS TO FERC OF THE VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CULTURAL ATTACHMENT
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 11, 2016 | FERC communications, Natural Gas
108 pages: ACP.106.Surveys.WV.VA.NC
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 8, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
WILL AMERICA live up to its commitments under the recent climate negotiations in Paris? It’s an open question – and an early test will come in Virginia. Source: Bill McKibben & Mike Tidwell: Will McAuliffe honor Paris or Dominion? | Guest Columnist |...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 2, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
DEQ Response to Dominion: Air Permit Application
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 2, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Application permit application to DEQ from Dominion-3
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 28, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
Source: Attention Gov. McAuliffe: New Study Demolishes Arguments for New Virginia Natural Gas Pipelines | Blue Virginia
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 26, 2016 | Natural Gas, Politics of energy
Home News News Source: Groups urge McAuliffe to buck Dominion on Clean Power Plan | Environment | pilotonline.com
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 25, 2016 | Economic Impacts, Natural Gas
Dominion photo Capps To Retire As Dominion CEO On December 31; Farrell Elected CEO Effective January 1, 2006 View the latest news from Dominion. Source: Dominion News
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 25, 2016 | Climate Change, Pipelines
‘This business of driving stakes through the heart of one project after another is exhausting,’ writes McKibben. (Photo: via Earth Island Journal) When I was a kid, I was creepily fascinated by the wrongheaded idea, current in my grade school, that...
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 23, 2016 | Natural Gas, Video & Audio
 photo source  www.power-eng.com  http://www.domtruth.org  Take the tour and take action! Source: VA Energy Tour
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 23, 2016 | PEIS
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by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 22, 2016 | Endangered Species, PEIS, Pipelines
CREDIT: Shutterstock The Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s proposed route crossed two national forests, and in doing so threatened endangered salamanders, flying squirrels, and restoration areas. Source: Officials Reject Gas Pipeline Route That Would Have Run Through...
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 22, 2016 | Endangered Species, Pipelines, Video & Audio
The National Forest Services says no to the current route proposed for a pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina. Credit USDA Environmentalists are celebrating today, after the National Forest Service rejected a proposed route for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to...
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 22, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation
James Yang for The New York Times The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. We get it. This is your cheat sheet. Source: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change – The New York Times
