Big Picture

New U.S. border-crossing pipelines bring shale gas to more regions in Mexico

Card Forbes – Tech – 12/1/16 Related Articles: Natural gas becomes something Mexico, US can agree on as capacity soars

Survey Finds GOP Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Renewables, Clean Energy

Card Public News Service – 12/9/16

Google Says It Will Run Entirely on Renewable Energy in 2017

Card New York Times – 12/6/16

US businesses push against Trump’s attempts to dismiss climate change

Card The Guardian – 12/1/16 Related Articles: Trump’s First 100 Days: Environmental Policy and Public Lands Trump could face the ‘biggest trial of the century’ — over climate change

Canada Issues Split Decision on Oil Pipelines

Card The Wall Street Journal – 11/29/16 Related Articles: Three Other Oil and Gas Pipelines, and What They Put at Risk Energy East the Odd Pipeline Out as Canada Approves Two Others

2000 vets join North Dakota pipeline protest

Card MSNBC – 12/1/16

A Dakota pipeline’s last stand

Card The Washington Post – 11/25/16 Related Articles: The Standing Rock Resistance Is Unprecedented (It’s Also Centuries Old)

Despite a friendly White House, natural gas in for ‘rocky times’

Card E&E Publishing – 11/23/16

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Natural gas projects prioritize profit over safety

Card The Enterprise – 12/1/16

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.