by Nelson Bailey | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
One of the state’s most influential corporations and 35 banks hope to make money from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Business and labor groups have lined up behind it, as has Virginia’s governor, but opponents say it’s not a done deal. They plan to fight the...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 8, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
There’s something magical about standing in a place and realizing that in every direction you look, there are mountains. It’s as if you’re sitting in a natural fortress, or a protected oasis. Walking on the soil that is slated to be uprooted by the Atlantic Coast...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 8, 2017 | Economic Impacts, Politics of energy
A Stark county family says they’ve had enough of Dominion Energy. Back in February, Robert and Debbie Merchant received a letter from Dominion Energy that ordered them to remove their driveway. The driveway has been on the property for more than 50 years. Last...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 7, 2017 | Pipelines
Letter writer perpetuates ‘fake news’ to support pipeline In the frequently published writings of Tom McDonald, one thing is consistently clear; he does not fact check his writings before submitting them, perpetuating fake news (“Pipeline opponents once...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 4, 2017 | Press Releases
Sharon Ponton, a Virginia organizer with the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, is recommending to the State Water Control Board and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that the 401 Water Certification Process for the proposed Atlantic Coast and...
