UPDATE ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF FRACKING — Public Forum on Cancer Studies in Western Penna.

October 4, 2022

Pitt and Pa. health department no longer part of public forum on fracking studies >>> From an Article by Reid Frazier, StateImpact Pennsylvania, October 1, 2022 The University of Pittsburgh and the Penna. Department of Health are no longer participating in a public forum next week to discuss a series of state-funded studies about fracking [...]

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HYDROGEN ECONOMY ~ Imagine Getting Gas in Your Tank and Pie in the Sky

October 3, 2022

What Do Hydrogen-Hub Proposers Want? ~ Comments to US DOE >>> From an Article by Yuri Zhu & Alan Krupnik, Resources for the Future, September 14, 2022 More than 300 groups submitted comments to the US Department of Energy with suggestions about the design of the agency’s hydrogen hubs program. RFF scholars have evaluated one [...]

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HYDROGEN HUBS HERE & THERE ~ Federal Money Coming for H2 Hubs

October 2, 2022

State of West Virginia Brings Together Major Energy Companies and Leading Energy Technology Firms to Develop a Clean Hydrogen Hub in the Region >>> From an Article by Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 28, 2022 A coalition of Appalachian natural gas producers, industrial companies and research institutions launched a plan today, September 28, to [...]

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FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION ~ Shell Cracker Plant — More Plastics

October 1, 2022

Environmental groups preparing for production at Shell’s cracker plant From Mike Jones, Herald Star, Steubenville, OH, September 30, 2022 Monaca, PA ~ Environmental groups are mobilizing to monitor air and water quality around Royal Dutch Shell’s soon-to-open petrochemical cracker plant in Beaver County. Several groups held a joint video conference Tuesday night that attracted more [...]

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SKY TRUTH ~ Sampling of Marcellus Fracking Violations in Pennsylvania

September 30, 2022

1. PA Permit Violation Issued to THE PRODUCTION CO LLC in Luzerne Twp, Fayette County Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 9/16/2022 to THE PRODUCTION CO LLC in Luzerne Twp, Fayette county. 78.86 – CASING AND CEMENTING – DEFECTIVE CASING OR CEMENTING – Operator failed to report defect in a well that has [...]

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“2022 AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS” on Zoom and Univ. of Charleston, WV

September 29, 2022

HYBRID PROGRAM TOPIC ~ “2022 and the Climate Crisis — What Just Happened, and What’s Ahead?” Description: Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and an accelerating energy transition are taking place around the globe. In the United States, major national climate and energy legislation has finally been enacted as part of the “Inflation Reduction Act.” What will [...]

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Sen. MANCHIN Pulls Special Federal Legislation for Pipelines (MVP, etc.) in Political Standoff

September 28, 2022

Sen. Manchin pulls permit ‘reform’ bill from stopgap funding legislation . . From an Article by Eric Schaeffer, Oil & Gas Watch, September 27, 2022 . . With the clock ticking on a possible government shutdown on Friday, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin late today pulled from a stopgap funding bill his proposed legislation that would [...]

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Offshore Wind Leader Commits $735 Million in Maryland to Landmark Workforce Development

September 27, 2022

Ørsted Applauds Major Investment in Maryland’s Offshore Wind Workforce Training From an Article & Web Site of OffshoreWindAlliance.org, August 3, 2022 Annapolis, MD – Ørsted, the U.S. leader in offshore wind and developer of Skipjack Wind in Maryland, today commended the U.S. Department of Commerce and State of Maryland for a $22.9 million federal investment [...]

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PUBLIC CANDIDATE FORUM @ WVU Student Center (Sept 29 @ 6:30 PM)

September 26, 2022

ENERGY, JOBS & JUSTICE ~ Candidate Forum @ WVU Mountainlair on Thursday From the Announcement via Sandra Fallon, WV Climate Alliance, 9/20/22 Candidate Forum to be held in Morgantown on Thursday, September 29. The topic is “Energy, Jobs & Justice” with a focus on climate change. Details are below: The Candidate Forum on Thursday, September [...]

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APPALACHIAN VOICES Say “Time to Stop the Manchin Dirty Deal”

September 25, 2022

Keep up the pressure to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline From a Call for Action by Chelsea Barnes, Appalachian Voices, 9/24/22 This past week, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin released his “permitting reform” bill to attempt to green-light the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and weaken environmental protections for communities impacted by energy projects. Senate Majority [...]

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