by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
The bill passed the state House with a veto-proof majority. A bill to ban fracking in the state of Maryland sailed through the state House of Delegates on Friday with a 97–40 majority vote. The bill will now go to the state Senate. A companion bill was introduced...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A Bridge Too Far: How Appalachian Basin Gas Pipeline Expansion Will Undermine U.S. Climate Goals. Oil Change International; Appalachian Voices; Bold Alliance; Chesapeake Climate Action Network; Earthworks; Environmental Action; Sierra Club (national); 350.org; Blue...
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 11, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Members of Indian tribes from across the country began to arrive in Washington Tuesday for four days of protests, prayer and demonstrations to assert rights and raise awareness of issues affecting American Indians. The Native Nations Rise movement will bring a teepee...