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Infrastructure investment is the best idea that never happens: Could 2021 be different?

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  • – Roll Call – 10/2/20
Daniel Shaffer October 9, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Natural gas is losing its luster as a “bridge fuel” to renewable energy

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  • – World Oil – 9/9/20
Daniel Shaffer September 11, 2020 Big Picture Read more

More utilities bypassing natural gas bridge and going straight to renewables

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  • – PV Magazine – 7/2/20
Daniel Shaffer July 10, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Natural Gas Is A Bridge to Nowhere for Investors, According to New Study

A new study concludes that “the proliferation of natural gas infrastructure contributes to distinct risks that threaten shareholder value, including investor portfolio risk, company-level physical risk, regulatory and technological transition risk, and reputational risk.”

Natural Gas: A Bridge to Climate Breakdown,

Daniel Shaffer April 24, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Blacksburg High School students place in national C-SPAN documentary competition

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  • – WFXR – 4/12/20
Daniel Shaffer April 17, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

The Constitutional Option to Fight the Climate Crisis

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  • – The American Prospect – 3/27/20
Daniel Shaffer April 3, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Burning the Bridge: The Story of the Mountain Valley Pipeline – video

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  • – Launchpad – 2/2020
Daniel Shaffer February 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

New Studies Conclude Role of Natural Gas As a “Bridge Fuel” Is Over

Two new reports released by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) conclude that “the role of natural gas as a ‘bridge fuel’ is behind us.”  In announcing the reports, RMI states:

The past decade has seen a dramatic reduction in the costs of wind,

Daniel Shaffer September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Trump’s Methane Rule Rollback Divides Oil and Gas Industry

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  • – The New York Times – 8/29/19
Daniel Shaffer September 6, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Natural gas: Part of the problem or the solution?

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  • – Euractiv – 6/14/19
Daniel Shaffer June 15, 2019 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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