A new briefing for Dominion Energy investors by Oil Change International & Friends of the Earth U.S. breaks down some of the major challenges to the completion of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which faces significant financial, legal, and regulatory hurdles.
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Briefing: Atlantic Coast Pipeline ā Risk Upon Risk
The ACP is facing a triple threat of challenges that combine to present serious obstacles for the project to reach completion, which are are likely to further delay construction and raise the projectās price tag even higher. It would be prudent for investors to question whether pursuing the project further is a wise use of capital.
Yet Another Nail in UK Fracking Industry as Gov. Guidelines Ruled āUnlawfulā
The UKās fledgling fracking industry was dealt another significant nail in its coffin today when the High Court ruled that the current guidance from the Government on shale gas is āunlawfulā.
Dozens of Advocacy Groups Refute Energy Department Report Touting LNG Export Demand and Feasibility
Dozens of advocacy groups highlighted fundamental flaws in a draft federal study intended to assess the macroeconomic impacts of expanded LNG export.
DOE draft study on LNG exports ignores climate, lacks credibility
The latest draft study from DOE looking at the economic impacts of LNG exports is full of author bias and lacks credibility.
Bank of America Leads Finance for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The abuses, risks and climate pollution of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have a clear set of financiers, led by the nation’s largest commercial bank, Bank of America.
NC Fails Residents by Approving Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit
“The additional ārestrictionsā placed are woefully inadequate. The DEQ mandates the use of āHorizontal Directional Drillingā to protect the Neuse River ā yet this same drilling technique is so dangerous that itās resulted in state and federal regulators shutting down construction of two major natural gas pipelines just this month.”
VA State Water Control Board Delays the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Oil Change International Response
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline, like the Mountain Valley Pipeline, is a boondoggle that imperils our climate and communities. It must not be built. The Water Board has given itself an important opportunity to complete its work the right way by finalizing a complete rejection.
Community Responses to FERC’s Terrible Pipeline Approvals
Last Friday, FERC continued it’s rubber-stamping ways. Fortunately for pipeline fighters, fights against these two fracked gas pipelines is far from over. Hereās a selection of community voices responding to FERCās terrible pipeline approvals of Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coastās certificates.
Trump stamps his mark on mid-Atlantic pipeline fights: time for McAuliffe & Cooper to take action
FERC’s approval of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines lacks credibility. Trump’s new FERC appointees pushed them through over rare dissent from Cheryl LaFleur. Governor’s Cooper and McAuliffe need to take action.