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2017

Renewable Sources Account For Most New U.S. Power Capacity

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  • – Forbes – 5/6/18
Daniel Shaffer May 11, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Renewables supply 25% of global power in 2017 – IEA

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  • – RenewablesNow – 3/22/18
Daniel Shaffer March 26, 2018 Big Picture Read more

US natural gas pipeline approvals up 70% in 2017 as giant Northeast projects clear gates

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  • – Platts – 2/9/18
Daniel Shaffer February 16, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Town: 2017 election outcome a huge win for the environment

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 12/28/17
Daniel Shaffer January 5, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Water is Life Rally Is Saturday, December 2, 1-4:30 pm in Richmond

Daniel Shaffer December 1, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Turnout Was the Story of the 2017 Virginia Elections

There are many story lines in the analysis of Virginia’s 2017 election results, but turnout is clearly the most prominent explanation for the results.  Statewide, voter turnout was up 16% since the last gubernatorial election in 2013.  During that same 4-year period,

Daniel Shaffer November 11, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

After Approving 7 Pipelines in 2017, FERC is Dead in the Water

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  • – Oil & Gas 360 – 3/7/17
Daniel Shaffer March 10, 2017 Big Picture Read more

Public Comment Sessions for ACP Scheduled

A series of ten public comment sessions have been scheduled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) beginning in mid-February to provide opportunities for interested parties to offer verbal comments on their views about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).

Daniel Shaffer February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Google Says It Will Run Entirely on Renewable Energy in 2017

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  • New York Times – 12/6/16
Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 Big Picture Read more

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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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