by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Fracking, Pipelines
Three weeks ago, something incredible happened. The community of Buckingham came together to say a resounding “no” to Dominion’s proposed 53,515-horsepower fracked-gas compressor station. More than 150 people packed the room at a Buckingham County Planning Commission...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Published 10:38 am Thursday, October 13, 2016 About 25 people are expected to speak during a continued public hearing Monday at 6 p.m. regarding a special use permit request for a proposed 53,515 horsepower (hp) natural gas-fired compressor station in Buckingham. The...
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...
