by Nelson Bailey | Mar 13, 2017 | Environmental Justice
Faber resident Ernie Reed has announced his candidacy for the Nelson County Board of Supervisors’ Central District seat. Reed, president of Friends of Nelson, a group dedicated to opposing the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, is running as a Democrat. Connie Brennan,...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
The bill passed the state House with a veto-proof majority. A bill to ban fracking in the state of Maryland sailed through the state House of Delegates on Friday with a 97–40 majority vote. The bill will now go to the state Senate. A companion bill was introduced...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A Bridge Too Far: How Appalachian Basin Gas Pipeline Expansion Will Undermine U.S. Climate Goals. Oil Change International; Appalachian Voices; Bold Alliance; Chesapeake Climate Action Network; Earthworks; Environmental Action; Sierra Club (national); 350.org; Blue...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Below are 2 methods for making comments to FERC on the DEIS [draft environmental statement]. The deadline is April 6. You can make more than 1 comment – and the more, the better! 1] Chesapeake Climate Action Network [CCAN] has created an easy-to-use online...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Contrary to assertions in a Feb. 13 Roanoke Times editorial (“Showmanship”), Virginia’s governor will play a decisive role in determining whether major interstate natural gas pipelines can be built across our state. To play that role correctly, the governor must do...
