by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 8, 2018 | Events, Health & Safety, Regulatory Permit Process
Thank you all for taking the time to comment about the air permit for the proposed Buckingham compressor station [BCS]. Below is information on who, where to send comments, and background information, questions, concerns and guidelines that we suggest for best impact....
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 7, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
It has been said that where you stand often depends on where you sit. Such is the case with the term “old plantation.” People who want to distort the cruel history of slavery in America use the term “old plantation” to conjure false and comforting (to some) memories...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 6, 2018 | Press Releases, Regulatory Permit Process
MEDIA ADVISORY Atlantic Coast Pipeline Media Conference Call Global Justice Ecology Project With Friends of Buckingham and Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative WHAT- Media conference call with community leaders and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 29, 2018 | Regulatory Permit Process
The Transco Pipeline cuts through the forests of Buckingham County and crosses Route 56 in the foreground. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline would pass through Buckingham County and connect to this pipeline. A compressor station would be built at this intersection. (Timothy...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 18, 2018 | Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels, Spiritual Ecology
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. — Pastor Paul was nursing a sore throat, but as he preached on a sleepy Sunday morning in his little country church, he felt a rising sense of urgency. “Turning points!” the Rev. Paul Wilson shouted. Like the biblical Paul on the road to...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 17, 2018 | Press Releases, Regulatory Permit Process
Press Release: Leaders’ questions highlight community concerns about proposed compressor station’s impact on air quality and health Buckingham, Virginia – On August 16, 2018, members of the historic Union Hill and Buckingham communities filled the Buckingham...