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 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
HARRISONBURG – Before heading into James Madison University’s Festival Conference & Student Center on Monday evening, opponents and supporters of the proposed 600-mile, three-state Atlantic Coast Pipeline traded shouts across the lawn. As they held colorful signs...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 4, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
One of the pillars of a democracy is a strong free press. One of the strengths of an independent newspaper is a lively and thriving editorial and letters to the editor page. There people can express their opinions freely, even if their opinions are not based on facts....
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...
