by Bob Day | Oct 2, 2015 | Conservation, Politics of energy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability
New solar power farms could be coming to Louisa, Powhatan and Isle of Wight counties, Dominion Virginia Power announced Thursday. Source: Dominion plans three new solar farms – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Business Note the relatively small investment compared to...
by Bob Day | Sep 20, 2015 | Pipelines
The gas-rich Marcellus Basin is the impetus for Dominion’s 42-inch Atlantic Coast Pipeline, whose long path through Virginia’s mountains and Piedmont has stirred environmentalists to battle. Source: Dominion says no ‘easy fixes’ remain to...
by Bob Day | Sep 12, 2015 | Health & Safety, Natural Gas
Carl Johnson and son Justin are third- and fourth-generation ranchers who for decades have battled oilfield companies that left a patchwork of barren earth where the men graze cattle in the high plains of New Mexico. Blunt and profane, they stroll across a 1 1/2-acre...
by Bob Day | Sep 10, 2015 | FERC communications, Health & Safety
Says Dominion and ACP need to provide specifics about why some routes are classed “economically infeasible”. BLM-FERC 9-10-15
by Bob Day | Sep 10, 2015 | FERC communications
A little-known law requires the feds to respect local environmental goals. Source: County invites FERC to discuss water supply concerns