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Talk About Being Out of Touch with the News!

The November 19 “Presidents Update” blog by the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber Commerce, Bryan Stephens, celebrates the “recent common-sense ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States” in permitting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross underneath the Appalachian Trail. 

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Duke Energy NC president: Climate and the case for natural gas

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  • – The Charlotte Observer – 10/27/19
Daniel Shaffer November 7, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Eight million jobs, $9tn in spending: Jay Inslee’s radical plan to tackle climate change

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  • – The Guardian – 5/16/19
Daniel Shaffer May 17, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Natural Gas Industry Ask President to Fill FERC Vacancies

Five natural gas industry trade associations wrote President Trump on April 15 urging that he “nominate new Commissioners to fill the current vacancy and the forthcoming vacancy on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) as soon as possible.

Daniel Shaffer April 19, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

President Issues Orders to Speed Up Energy Infrastructure Projects

President Trump signed late April 10 two long-anticipated Executive Orders that he said would “cut through destructive permitting delays and denials” for energy infrastructure projects, such as natural gas pipelines and liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities.

The first Order,

Daniel Shaffer April 15, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

New FERC Chairman Named by President Trump

Kevin J. McIntrye, an energy attorney in Washington, has been named as the new Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  The June 13 White House announcement states:

Kevin J. McIntyre of Virginia to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

Daniel Shaffer July 21, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

New presidential orders could hinder fights against Mountain Valley Pipeline and others

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  • – WDBJ7 News – 1/24/17
Daniel Shaffer February 6, 2017 Regional & MVP 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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