Author: Daniel Shaffer

Let’s fix pipeline review steps

Let’s fix pipeline review steps The Recorder – 10/5/16

As pipeline projects grow, so do protests

Good background piece to share with the uninitiated…focuses on eminent domain and environmental issues, highlights a number of projects outside the area As pipeline projects grow, so do protests PBS News Hour – 10/1/16 Related Pipelines spur protest in N.

It’s Time to Align Trade Deals With The Paris Climate Agreement

Trump may have a point on this issue…though not at all the one that he expects It’s Time to Align Trade Deals With The Paris Climate Agreement Huffington post – 10/6/16

Republicans Can Understand Science and Still Deny Climate Change

Republicans Can Understand Science and Still Deny Climate Change The Atlantic – 10/5/16 Related The Politics of Climate 1. Public views on climate change and climate scientists

European Union Ratification Pushes Paris Agreement into Effect

We are not picking sides or suggesting votes…this and the following are simply interesting and potentially useful European Union Ratification Pushes Paris Agreement into Effect National Geographic – 10/6/16 Related Paris Agreement on Climate Change to Take Effect November 4

Eminent Domain and Environmental Concerns Atop List for Group Opposed to Mountain Valley Pipeline

Eminent Domain and Environmental Concerns Atop List for Group Opposed to Mountain Valley Pipeline WJAR News – 9/30/16

Goodlatte campaign rebuffs charge of conflict related to pipeline

Pipeline issue now front and center in Congressional District 6 race for U.S. House of Representatives Goodlatte campaign rebuffs charge of conflict related to pipeline Roanoke Times – 9/30/16 Related: Kai Degner: Goodlatte directly profits from eminent domain for Mountain

WV Supreme Court to hear Monroe pipeline appeal

Supreme Court to hear Monroe pipeline appeal The Register-Herald – 10/7/16

Opposition to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Heats Up

Opposition to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Heats Up NPR WMRA – 10/3/16

Bart Hinkle: Pipeline brings a property-rights fight to Virginia

Virginia’s property protection legislation about to face a significant test Bart Hinkle: Pipeline brings a property-rights fight to Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch – 10/1/16

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.