by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
Enbridge’s plan for an expanded, relocated tar sands pipeline is getting help from high places. Late last year, Canada’s prime minister, noted internet bae and progressive cabinet-appointer Justin Trudeau, approved two new tar sands oil pipelines. Not only did the...
by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Pipelines
Landowners and activists expected to descend on town of York on Wednesday for first public meeting on proposed construction after Trump revived it Life on the Keystone XL route: where opponents fear the ‘black snake’ Keystone XL: fear and enthusiasm fill the plains of...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 24, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
Near Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia For years we have been hearing about the coming Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Approval for the very controversial project continues winding its way through regulatory channels. Many Nelson and adjoining county landowners continue...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 21, 2017 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
Activists are using the in-person events in lawmakers’ home districts during the Easter recess to push Republicans to fight global warming and resist President Trump’s environmental rollbacks. It’s part of a nationwide effort, organized in part by left-wing...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 21, 2017 | Accidents, Pipelines
The Rover pipeline spilled an estimated 2 million gallons of drilling fluid pollutants into wetlands “adjacent to” the Tuscarawas River in Navarre, Ohio, last week, according to a notice of violation filed by the Ohio EPA. Another 50,000 gallons of fluid...
