by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Below are 2 methods for making comments to FERC on the DEIS [draft environmental statement]. The deadline is April 6. You can make more than 1 comment – and the more, the better! 1] Chesapeake Climate Action Network [CCAN] has created an easy-to-use online...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Contrary to assertions in a Feb. 13 Roanoke Times editorial (“Showmanship”), Virginia’s governor will play a decisive role in determining whether major interstate natural gas pipelines can be built across our state. To play that role correctly, the governor must do...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 8, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
March 7, 2017 HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut ratepayers are footing the bill for natural-gas leaks statewide, according to a new report. Using sensitive equipment, a study commissioned by the Sierra Club found that about 43,000 cubic feet of gas per day is...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 3, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
On Feb. 3, Norman Bay’s last day as a commissioner for the federal agency that evaluates interstate natural gas pipelines, it suddenly seemed to pipeline watchdogs that he had at least a portion of one foot in their camp. Carolyn Elefant, who once worked as a lawyer...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 2, 2017 | Fracking, Health & Safety, Natural Gas
PITTSBURGH – Forty-thousand doctors, nurses and public-health professionals have asked the oil and gas industry to stop opposing policies to reduce methane emissions. In an open letter to the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry lobbying group, the health advocates...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 28, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has long been tied to environmental risks such as spills. The frequency of spills, however, has long been murky since states do not release standardized data. Estimates from the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) vary wildly....
