by Nelson Bailey | Sep 21, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Leech lives in Elliston and teaches consumer studies at Virginia Tech. “The two pipeline — one route alternative,” (Sept. 14 commentary) clearly was written by someone who only cares about western Virginia and is willing to dump on the part he doesn’t live in. He has...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 21, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Pipelines
I oppose the Mountain Valley gas pipeline for the following reasons: Already too much real estate has been taken from Virginia commonwealth citizens via pipeline right-of-way and easements. The jobs promised by the state and gas company are only temporary....
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 21, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
The pipeline would pass through eight watersheds and many fragile wetlands. DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA — Tour guides like to call Bayou Lafourche “the longest Main Street in the world.” The sleepy 65-mile stretch of water once lined with slave plantations now passes...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Massive tanks in Oklahoma brim with unrefined oil, but they weren’t designed to handle the rash of seismic activity caused by fracking-related activity. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, U.S. oil refining plummeted to record lows. Now, nearly three weeks...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 13, 2017 | Accidents, Endangered Species, Fossil Fuels
Enbridge’s Line 3 in Minnesota just took a serious hit. Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 project — an effort to replace and expand an oil sands pipeline through Minnesota — hit a roadblock Monday when the state’s Department of Commerce said that the project is...
