by Nelson Bailey | Nov 3, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Fracking, Pipelines
Suzanne Szabo of 350 Loudoun joins rally in Leesburg at open house organized by Dominion at Sycolin Creek Elementary School. Times-Mirror/Sydney Kashiwagi Environmental organizations and activists rallied in Leesburg Wednesday to raise objections to...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 1, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines
What They Say vs What They Do by Ellen Bouton A DCMediaGroup article on October 27, 2016, reports that Loudoun County lawmakers and officials “are bewildered by Dominion Resources Inc.’s latest plans to upgrade a natural gas pipeline compressor station in...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 23, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
Statewide poll results released today show that, on the hot-button issues of fracked-gas pipelines and coal ash disposal, Virginia voters disagree with the approach being taken by Governor Terry McAuliffe by significant, bipartisan margins. The results of the poll,...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 21, 2016 | Climate Change, Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Natural gas, a clean-burning fuel, has significant potential as a “bridge fuel” on a path to a sustainable energy future. However, its climate benefits are highly dependent upon the emission rate of methane from the nation’s vast natural gas infrastructure. Colorado...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 20, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Though Buckingham County Planning Commission members completed its hours-long, two-part public hearing — split because of the volume of people who signed up to speak — they most likely will not vote during its regular Monday meeting on a permit request for a 53,515...