Halliburton Loophole Under Study ~ Frack Fluid Safety?

February 13, 2023

Outcomes of the Halliburton Loophole: Chemicals Regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act in US Fracking Disclosures, 2014-2021 From an Article by Vivian Underhill, et. al., Environmental Pollution, November 8, 2022 Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has enabled the United States to lead the world in gas and oil production over the past decade; 17.6 million Americans [...]

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Let’s Ban Fracking or Regulate It? The Time is Now to Limit Climate Change!

February 13, 2023

US Department of Energy Releases Report on Economic & National Security Impacts of a Hydraulic Fracturing Ban From the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. DOE, January 14, 2021 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy delivered a new report to the President on negative impacts of [...]

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NEWS UPDATE ~ Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 says “Clean Energy is More Economical”

February 11, 2023

Coal Cost Crossover 3.0: Local renewables plus storage create new economic and reliability opportunities From the Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 dated January 28, 2923 NEARLY ALL U.S. COAL PLANTS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN NEW CLEAN ENERGY Coal powered the United States economy for decades, but that era is fast coming to a close. The cost [...]

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PUBLIC NOTICE ~ U.S. ARMY CORPS ~ 15 Day Extension of MVP Comment Period

February 10, 2023

RE: Public Notice No. LRH-2015-00592-GBR, LRP-2015-798, NAO-2015-0898 ~ Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Issuance Date: February 10, 2023 to Closing Date: February 25, 2023 STREAMS: Elk, Gauley, Greenbrier, Roanoke, Blackwater Rivers (Section 10 waters) and other streams NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD EXTENSION: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) [...]

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Crypo Mining Noise Jars Mountain Community in North Carolina

February 10, 2023

How the blare of a crypto mine woke up this Blue Ridge Mountain town From News Report of Bill Weir, Cable News Network (CNN), January 19, 2023 Murphy, North Carolina (CNN) ~ When Judy Stines first heard about cryptocurrency, “I always thought it was smoke and mirrors,” she said. “But if that’s what you want [...]

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WVSORO ~ West Virginia Needs Fully Staffed Oil & Gas Inspectors

February 9, 2023

WV Surface Owners say DEP needs at least 45, not just 23, oil and gas inspectors Alert from WV Surface Owners Rights Organization (WVSORO), February 7, 2023 WVSORO and our State of WV needs your help. Senate Bill 448 and House Bill 3110 have passed out of the Energy Committees in their respective houses and [...]

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It Isn’t Easy Being ‘Green’ ~ Some Will Fake It! … Shame on Ryan & DeWine

February 8, 2023

No, natural gas is not “green energy” Submitted by Randi Pokladnik, PhD, Enviro. Scientist, Tappan Lake, OH During the recent “lame duck” session, Ohio’s predominantly Republican legislature and Governor DeWine rushed to pass HB 507. The amended bill prohibits communities from banning pesticides within city borders and allows state lands and parks to be leased [...]

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What’s It Like Living Next Door to a Frack Sand Mine (WI, MN, MI, etc.)

February 7, 2023

PHOTO ~ Pure White Silica Sand & Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust From the Message by Patricia Popple, Frac Sand Sentinel # 428, January 30, 2023 Doug Wood, who lives with his wife, Dawn, in Michigan, just south and west of Detroit, is besiged with a continually developing silica mine right next door to his home. [...]

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Looking Inward AND Looking Outside Ourselves ~ Convocation Set for April 27th

February 6, 2023

Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship: Convocation 2023 on April 27th From the Announcement of James Ford, UU Buddhist Fellowship, January 9, 2023 Convocation is a biennial opportunity for UU Buddhists to sit together, compare notes on our sangha experiences, study and play together. We have been holding convocations since 2005. For each convocation we invite a [...]

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Religion Involves Looking Inward at Ourselves AND Outward at Our Earth

February 5, 2023

How religious faith can and should inspire environmental action From an Article by Christopher Ives, The Conversation, January 9, 2023 It has become clear that meaningful progress on climate change is not going to be achieved by one person or indeed, one government. Coordinated action between governments, industry, local leaders and society is needed urgently. [...]

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