by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Politics of energy
First in a two-part series Editor’s note: This series informs about the ability citizens have to observe how they are governed through and in using the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and it analyzes the openness and responsiveness of governments in the...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Vehicles and a power pole smoke next to a fire at the Phillips 66 pipeline in Paradis, La. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP) PARADIS, La. – One worker was missing and two were injured after an explosion sparked a fire at a Louisiana pipeline Thursday night, officials...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 16, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Pollution - Other Sources
PORTLAND, Ore. — Communities throughout the Northwest are rejecting fossil-fuel infrastructures, and on Wednesday, Portland went a step further by approving a new zoning rule banning large, fossil-fuel terminals from coming to the city. Dan Serres, conservation...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 16, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Pollution - Other Sources
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The federal Renewable Fuel Standard has led to the destruction of millions of acres of wildlife habitat and has endangered water supplies, according to a new report. The National Wildlife Federation report, “Fueling Destruction,”...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Pollution - Other Sources
A newly unearthed missive from Lenny Bernstein, a climate expert with the oil firm for 30 years, shows concerns over high presence of carbon dioxide in enormous gas field in south-east Asia factored into decision not to tap it ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest oil...
