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Duke Energy’s flood problems at Lee coal plant deepen: Coal ash released, safety inspections questioned

by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2016 | Coal, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety

Oct 15, 2016, 9:09am EDT Updated Oct 15, 2016, 1:28pm EDT INDUSTRIES & TAGS Energy, Government & Regulations, Coal, Environment A 50-foot breach in the cooling-pond dam at Duke Energy’s H.F. Lee plant was visible at least a day before it was discovered, an...

Roanoke County landowner shocked to find unannounced surveyors on her property

by Nelson Bailey | Oct 12, 2016 | Pipelines, Politics of energy

By Rob Manch – Reporter Published: October 11, 2016, 11:41 pm ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) – We’re hearing from a woman in Roanoke County who says without her knowledge or consent, she came home Monday to find dozens of surveyors for the Mountain Valley Pipeline on...

Buckingham County Pastor arrested

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...

Critics: Dominion Plans Rely Too Much on Fossil Fuels

by Nelson Bailey | Oct 7, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels

RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion Virginia Power wants to rely too heavily on fuels that change the climate, according to critics of the state’s largest utility. Dominion has filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the State Corporation Commission. Depending on which...

SEC Probes EXXON Over Accounting for Climate Change

by Nelson Bailey | Oct 3, 2016 | Climate Change, Health & Safety

Oil Sector, Investors React to SEC Probe of Exxon Over Climate Change; Many see investigation as potentially transformative moment for U.S. companies Olson, Bradley; Rapoport, Michael. Wall Street Journal (Online) [New York, N.Y] 21 Sep 2016: n/a Abstract According to...
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