by Nelson Bailey | Sep 5, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
To Understand Pipeline Economics, Follow the Money by TomH I have worked for electric and gas utilities in other states, so I am interested in seeing a modern energy system developed in Virginia. I prefer to find solutions where everyone wins, but Virginia is...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 2, 2017 | Politics of energy
Staff of regulatory agency recommends new hearing on controversial Dominion Haymarket line he staff of the Virginia State Corporation Commission is recommending a new hearing on Dominion Energy’s request to build a transmission line in Prince William County, a project...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 31, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
If you know where to look, you can spot them along the roadsides as you drive through the hilly farmland of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Short wooden stakes stand exactly 50 feet apart, topped with orange tape. The markers seem benign, but for many Lancaster...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 28, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety
The natural-gas transmission pipeline explosion that raked a portion of Morgan County yesterday was caused by a pipeline failure, investigators announced this afternoon. Update: The natural-gas transmission pipeline explosion that raked a portion of Morgan County...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 25, 2017 | Endangered Species, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas
By Letters to the Editor Editor: Really?! Your headline article on Aug. 18, “Gas agreement near completion,” states that “Buckingham County will contribute $260,000 as an aid in construction toward the construction of the Lateral (line).” E.M. Wright refers to this as...