by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
EDDY COUNTY, New Mexico – A pipeline explosion south of Carlsbad prompted evacuations early Wednesday morning. (Photo: Makayla Viehweg) People are back home, but talk about a wild morning. Makayla Viehweg lives about a mile away from where the explosion...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2017 | Newsletter, Politics of energy
NRDC recently commissioned an analysis from economists at the Applied Economics Clinic at Tufts University to dig into the repeated claim by project proponents that new interstate natural gas pipelines like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) or Mountain Valley Pipeline...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2017 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety, Pipelines
You know how Gov. Terry McAuliffe has spent the past four years running around Virginia, repeating Dominion’s (laughable, false) talking points about how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will be a “game changer” that will supposedly “spur economic growth in all parts of...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 4, 2017 | Environmental Justice, PEIS, Regulatory Permit Process
In May 2015, Rover purchased a house in Carroll County, OH, located near where the pipeline, and a compressor station for that pipeline, is due to run. Rover bought the house to use for offices for several Rover affiliate companies. After buying it, Rover determined...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 1, 2017 | Politics of energy
RICHMOND — Dominion Energy was taking no chances with the fate of its proposed natural gas pipeline during this year’s election season, even though both major candidates for governor supported the $5 billion project. The state’s most powerful corporation, along...
