by Nelson Bailey | Oct 13, 2016 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Natural Gas
alerting public WRITTEN BYJim Pierobon12 hours ago PHOTO BY Jim Pierobon / Southeast Energy News A Virginia natural gas pipeline operator says is revisiting its notification procedures after a routine maintenance incident prompted more than 100 emergency calls and...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 11, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events, Pipelines
A 63-year-old Buckingham County pastor and found- ing member of a group opposed to a 600-mile natural gas pipeline was arrested and charged with trespass- ing last week after protesting the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and compressor station. Paul Wilson, pastor...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy, Uncategorized
Founder and director Mike Tidwell of Chesapeake Climate Action Network had this to say. Yesterday, I had the honor of being arrested side-by-side with U.S. Army veteran Russell Chisholm of Newport, Virginia, taking a stand to stop fracked-gas pipelines and demand true...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 1, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
Nearly 30 people blasted and condemned a proposed 53,515 horsepower (hp) compressor station during a public hearing before the Buckingham County Planning Commission Monday night. The speakers came after the commission agreed that it would receive public comment...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 29, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Events
About 150 people came to a meeting of the Buckingham County Planning Commission Monday to protest Dominion’s plan for a compressor station that would push natural gas through the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Sandy Hausman reports on why area residents are worried and what...