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Sierra Club contests fracking development on Boulder County open space
This article discusses how the Sierra Club is contesting fracking development on Boulder County open space. With approval to submit expert reports to COGCC, Sierra Club hopes to kill application once and for all.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has decided it will allow the Sierra […]
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Is Your Local Lawmaker A ‘Fossil Fool?’ Sierra Club Targets Environmental Foes In Midterms
This article discusses politics in the next election. Is Your Local Lawmaker A ‘Fossil Fool?’ Sierra Club Targets Environmental Foes In Midterms.
The Sierra Club, the nation’s oldest environmental group, is targeting nearly a dozen lawmakers it wants to defeat in November’s midterm elections in order to […]
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Report: Virginia could be a national leader in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry
This Sierra Club new report released by BVG Associates shows that Virginia’s key decision-makers can help position Virginia as a national leader in the growing U.S. offshore wind industry during the next decade.
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Top green group to spend an unprecedented $60 million on 2018 races
This article discusses how 2018 politics are being affected by climate change.
The League of Conservation Voters and other groups are investing in Democrats they believe will counter Trump’s environmental policies.
For the 2018 election, green groups are planning to drop more green than ever.
The League of […]
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What kind of grid does Dominion want to build for us?
This article, by Ivy Main of the Sierra Club, discusses Dominion Energy’s plans for modernizing the electric grid.
Dominion Energy Virginia, the state’s largest utility, has just filed a plan with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to spend almost $1 billion of its customers’ money for the first phase of […]
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FERC orders work to stop on Mountain Valley Pipeline
This article discusses a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) halting the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
A federal agency ordered a stop Friday to construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which has run into repeated problems with erosion since it began its path through the Roanoke […]
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Appeals court upholds Virginia’s review of water quality impact of Mountain Valley Pipeline
This demoralizing article discusses how a federal appeals court has upheld Virginia’s water quality certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, preserving a major milestone for the controversial project.
In a decision Wednesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by the Sierra Club and other environmental conservation groups […]
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So Much Fracking Gas! A Ballot Initiative to Protect Coloradans
This article discusses the Sierra Club ballot initiative in Colorado to not allow fracking wells closer than 2,500 feet from where people live and work.
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The Sierra Club’s Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign has a lot to say about fracking
This Sierra Club video discusses the basics of fracking.
This Sierra Club handout discusses many of the myths about fracked gas.
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Study: Fracking Chemicals Boost Fat Cells
This article discusses how fracking chemicals harm people.
In the last two decades, hydraulic fracturing or fracking has boomed, gone bust, and is in the midst of another boom, producing close to 6 million barrels of oil and gas per day in the United States. Drillers pump dozens of chemicals […]
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