by Nelson Bailey | Jun 22, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
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,...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 22, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
A coalition of environmental groups wants a hearing on the need for Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline, claiming in a federal filing today that the justifications for the 600-mile, $5.5 billion natural gas pipeline project have “eroded, if they ever existed.”...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 17, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
This story was a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and StateImpact Oklahoma, a reporting project of NPR member stations in Oklahoma. Jennifer Merritt’s first graders at Jefferson elementary school in Pryor, Oklahoma, were in for a treat. Sitting...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 15, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Discussions continue regarding memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that could result in Buckingham County having control and access to a natural gas tap off of a lateral line from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project. “We talked a long time ago about...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 8, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Groups fighting Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline are suing the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality over its decision to certify that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “blanket” permit for the project will adequately protect water quality in the state. The...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 7, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Thanks to Irene Leech for these thoughts about the proposed Buckingham ACP compressor station communications tower. Also, please click here for a brief look at the shocking unequal protections/standards meted out by the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety...
