Month: December 2016

Despite a friendly White House, natural gas in for ‘rocky times’

Card E&E Publishing – 11/23/16

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Natural gas projects prioritize profit over safety

Card The Enterprise – 12/1/16

FERC rejects N.Y. tree-cutting request re: Constitution line

Card Kallanish Energy – 11/30/16

We Already Have A Solution To Climate Change, And It Doesn’t Rely On The Government

<a class=”embedly-card” href=”http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/12/01/we-already-have-a-solution-to-climate-change-and-it-doesnt-rely-on-the-government/#2a6a085324de”>Card</a> <script async src=”//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js” charset=”UTF-8″></script> <ul> <li><em> </em></li>Forbes – Tech – 12/1/16</ul>

West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down MVP Pipeline Surveys

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is not vested with the right of eminent domain to survey land, so ruled the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on November 15. The decision affirms an August 2015 ruling by the Circuit Court

Pipeline Summit a Resounding Success

The second Pipeline Summit, co-sponsored by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance and the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights coalition (POWHR), drew 165 attendees to the Natural Bridge Hotel on Saturday, November 12 from Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.

State Utility Regulators React to Trump Victory

“Right now, ain’t nobody knows nothing” was the observation of one attendee at this week’s annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in La Quinta, CA, according to an article posted November 16 on the Utility Dive

Appalachian Trail Conservancy Opposes MVP

The Appalachian Trail (AT) would be threatened by the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) “with impact at such an unprecedented scale, we must oppose this project to our greatest ability,” stated the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) in comments made to the

FERC Asks for More Environmental Information on the ACP

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in a November 17 request has asked Dominion Transmission, Inc. for additional environmental information on a range of topics, including the impact of access roads, bats, golden and bald eagles and mussels.

ABRA CONSERVATION HUB

ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing access to critical information needed for effective public involvement in environmental review and oversight.

Following the defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020, ABRA initiated the Conservation Hub to support informed public engagement with the broader range of environmental issues confronting the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Mountain region. The Conservation Hub builds on the analysis and information sharing capacity achieved through ABRA’s Pipeline CSI project during the years of ACP opposition.

The Conservation Hub is based on the use of GIS mapping to provide details and context for land development projects and management practices that involve risk of environmental harm, as well as for environmental preservation and restoration initiatives. The Conservation Hub also provides access to regulatory documents and assessments related to specific projects or issues.

Multiple Conservation Hub sites, focused on individual projects or issues, have been developed collaboratively with ABRA’s partners and allies. Going forward, we invite conservation groups, individuals, and communities to provide ideas for new Hub sites and GIS mapping that can contribute to informed public engagement on behalf of environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.