by Nelson Bailey | Nov 14, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
NORFOLK, VA. The Norfolk City Council is set to decide whether to grant easements for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two drinking water reservoirs, the only ones in its path. The Virginian-Pilot reports the council will consider the issue Tuesday. Senior city...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Natural Gas, Politics of energy
Charges that the U.S. pipeline industry is building far more natural gas pipelines than it needs are being fueled by a new report showing that the capacity of lines approved by federal regulators over the last two decades was more than twice the amount of gas actually...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Industry is intensifying its campaign against landowners and environmentalists. The electric utility sector’s top lobbying group is teaming up with fossil fuel trade associations as part of an effort to intensify the industry’s campaign against citizen and...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Spiritual Ecology, Uncategorized
Is outgoing Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe a climate change denier? Just asking that question is bound to offend the governor and some of his supporters. After all, they would say, Governor McAuliffe has “expanded efforts to reduce emissions” and recently issued a...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 11, 2017 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety
RECENTLY the federal government issued a decision to push ahead a dangerous project that would directly harm my city’s water supply. As the mayor of the city of Staunton, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s split-decision approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline...