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Update 127

ACP Would Trigger Extensive Mountaintop Removal

A new Fact Sheet highlights the serious problem of ridgetop removal that would be necessary should the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) be built as planned. The document was released April 27 by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad),

Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017May 5, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

U.S. Chamber Blames High Electricity Rates on Pipeline Shortages

“The lack of pipeline infrastructure in the northeast has resulted in some of the highest electricity rates in the nation for families and business—and it will only get worse,” according to a new report  released this week by the U.S.

Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Pipeline foes feel fear, burning rage

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  • – The Recorder – 4/27/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017May 5, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

How county pipeline case in Va. Supreme Court could shape eminent domain law

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  • – The News Leader – 4/26/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Research: Atlantic Coast Pipeline would require ‘extensive’ mountaintop removal

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  • – WSET ABC13 – 4/27/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Forest Service’s ‘Independent’ Report on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Written by Pipeline Company Contractor

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  • – DeSmog – 4/25/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Appalachian Power Chief Looks Toward Renewable Energy

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  • – US News & World Report – 4/23/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Regional & MVP Read more

Consumer advocates argue in Virginia Supreme Court against law that froze Dominion’s rates

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  • – The Richmond Times-Dispatch – 4/21/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 Regional & MVP Read more

The Trump White House is at war with itself about climate change

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  • – The Washington Post – 4/26/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 Big Picture Read more

Trump Might Not Believe In The Risks Of Climate Change – But Investors Do And They Are Taking Action

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  • – Forbes – 4/27/17
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2017 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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