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The ‘market’ won’t save us from climate disaster. We must rethink our system.

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  • – The Guardian – 11/19/20
Daniel Shaffer November 20, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Federal Report Warns of Financial Havoc From Climate Change

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  • – The New York Times – 9/8/20
Daniel Shaffer September 11, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Dominion points to ESG as key factor in decision to off-load gas assets

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  • – Oil & Gas 360 – 7/11/20
Daniel Shaffer July 16, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

How a New Effort to Trace Emissions, Led by Al Gore, Could Reshape Climate Talks

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  • – Time – 7/16/20
Daniel Shaffer July 16, 2020 Big Picture Read more

ABRA Unveils New Pipeline Mapping Systems

Two new online mapping systems have been created by ABRA to assist allies who are fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other pipeline projects in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and in North Carolina.  Both systems are based on geographic information system (GIS) technology,

Daniel Shaffer April 3, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Climate change: how do I cope with our planet’s inevitable decline?

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  • – The Conversation – 2/27/20
Daniel Shaffer February 28, 2020 Big Picture Read more

FERC Sides With Fossil Fuels In Forcing Renewables To Match Prices

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  • – Clean Technica – 12/27/19
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  • Renewables face 2020 challenges that could end Eastern capacity markets
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  • FERC’s clean energy boycott distorts PJM prices and discards history
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  • The energy agency that could thwart Democrats’ climate plans
Daniel Shaffer January 10, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Beth Kreydatus column: Virginia needs a more transparent regulatory system for fossil fuel investments

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 12/15/19
Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2019 Regional & MVP Read more

States Are More Worried About Pipeline Protesters Than Spills

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  • – The New Republic – 11/5/19
Daniel Shaffer November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Big Picture Read more

For businesses and residents alike, Virginia must reform its energy economy

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  • – The Washington Post – 10/4/19
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  • VA Secretary of Natural Resources Praises Op-Ed Advocating Reining in Dominion Energy, Reforming Virginia’s Energy System — Then Quickly Deletes the Tweet
Daniel Shaffer October 11, 2019 Local & ACP 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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