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Another DeSmogBlog posting
This posting discuses the following:
Storm damage caused in SC by hurricane Florence
Five Climate Science Deniers to Know in Trump’s Administration
A legal challenge that Could Stall the LNG Canada Fracked Gas Project
How Colorado Voters Will Weigh in on Drilling Distances From Homes and Schools
Why Californians […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Revises Cost Estimate
This article discusses how the Mountain Valley Pipeline cost estimates have increased substantially.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, today, announced that it has increased its overall project cost estimate to $4.6 billion. Approximately half of the cost increase is due to extended periods of work stoppage during August that triggered ongoing contractual […]
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DeSmog Blog
This blog discusses multiple items this week including exploding PA pipelines; Trump’s attempt to export fracking technology to Argentina; fracking’s water problems; the Atkin Charitable Foundation’s pulling funding from the climate-denying organization, Global Warming Policy Foundation; Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” efforts to push environmental justice; how many of the largest 200 industrial […]
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Pipeline Exploded – Part of Fracking-Reliant Petrochemical Network
This article discusses a recent pipeline explosion in Pennsylvania.
A column of fire shot 150 feet in the air and destroyed a home, a barn, and several cars. Residents of over two dozen homes, including Belczyk, were evacuated, with one family barely escaping the flames that engulfed their home, […]
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25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides
This article discusses the dangers involved in building the Shell Falcon Pipeline = 25 zones along the proposed Shell Falcon Pipeline are at risk of explosions due to landslides. A landslide caused a natural gas pipeline 35 miles west of Pittsburgh to explode on Monday. It wasn’t […]
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Hurricane Florence could devastate Virginia pipeline project that is already struggling with changing weather
This article discusses how hurricane Florence could devastate Virginia pipeline project that is already struggling with changing weather.
Work crews are racing to prepare for catastrophic rain from Hurricane Florence in mountainous areas where a major natural gas pipeline is under construction, as an abnormally wet summer […]
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Hey environmentalists, maybe Northam’s just not that into you
This article discusses Virginia Governor Northam’s recalcitrance in stopping Dominion Energy’s pipelines.
Two weeks ago, Gov. Ralph Northam’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice sent him the final version of a letter long in the works — the latest in a lengthy series of attempts to push Northam’s administration somewhere it […]
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De Smog Blog
This is another excellent DeSmogBlog posting. It discusses fracking and the cozy relationship with Trump in the UK, tar sands pipeline in Canada, Trump and the Koch Brothers attack on John McCain, and a discussion on William Happer, a climate change denier.
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Court quashes Trudeau’s approval of Trans Mountain pipeline
This article discusses a victory in environmentalists efforts to stop a Canadian pipeline.
The Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the federal government’s approval of the troubled Trans Mountain expansion project, after concluding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet made its decision without considering all evidence and failing in its […]
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In Virginia, governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines
This article discusses Governor Northrup’s refusal to take the necessary steps to stop the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines from being built, despite recommendations from his advisory board.
An advisory board appointed by the governor has recommended that the state rescind permits for two natural-gas-pipeline projects, […]
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