Enviro Judge Allows Weymouth, MA Compressor to Advance

Artists rendering of how the plant will look (click for larger version) A compressor station planned for Weymouth, Massachusetts, part of the Spectra Energy/Enbridge Atlantic Bridge expansion project, has been stalled since 2017. The administration of MA Gov. Charlie Baker (RINO) finally issued an air permit for the project in January of this year (see

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As for Fractivist Politicians, Watch What They Do, Not What They Say

Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … There’s an awful lot of green pandering and talk these days by fractivist politicians, but watch what they do, not what they say. You just might be surprised. The City of Philadelphia, the State of New Jersey and Canada; all are led by fractivist politicians. Yet, amazing things

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Unilateral Energy Disarmament Is No Security Strategy for the U.S.

Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC The folly of the unilateral energy disarmament being practiced on the West Coast and in New England shows the U.S. is being made less secure by fractivism. Two attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have set the energy world, and the world at large, on edge. It

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Construction on Risberg Line pipeline begins

Construction on the Risberg Line has finally reached Ohio from its starting point at the end of another pipeline in Meadville, Pennsylvania, according to the Ashtabula Star Beacon. As the $86 million pipeline gets closer to its end-point in North Kingsville, pipe segments have been lined up on an area of clear ground south of

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Pipeline Opponents Are Letting the Nonexistent Crowd Out the Great

Keep It Grounded In Fact(American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers)      Pipeline opponents are some of the most irrational people. They’ve talked some agencies into going well beyond letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. When it comes to pipeline opponents, all too often it’s not a case of “letting the perfect crowd

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New EPA “Guidance” Overrides States re Issuing Pipe Permits

That didn’t take long. Barely two months ago President Trump signed an Executive Order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to review Section 401 of the Clean Water Act–the section that grants states (and tribes) the right to have a say in pipeline projects (see Trump Signs Executive Order Making it Harder to Block Pipes). While

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Updates for PennEast & Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Projects

Two important pipeline projects, PennEast and Adelphia Gateway, are at various stages of approval. PennEast is a $1 billion (or $1.2 billion, depending on the source) new greenfield pipeline project from Luzerne County, PA to Mercer County, NJ. PennEast will flow PA Marcellus gas to markets in NJ. Adelphia Gateway is an old oil pipeline,

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Shale Gas News – June 8, 2019

Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about LNG exports, NJ pipeline denial, natural gas demand and much more last week. The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH

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New Jersey DEP Under Murphy Steals Cuomo Flea Flicker Play on NESE

Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) New Jersey DEP under Phil Panderbear Murphy is a clone of Andrew Cuomo’s DEC and has just stolen the latter’s flea-flicker play in the NESE pipeline game. On May 15 New York’s Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), under the direction of leftist Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, denied a permit

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Ohio Portion of Risberg Pipeline Construction Begins

click map for larger version In February MDN brought you the news that construction had begun on a relatively small pipeline project, the Risberg Line, a 60-mile pipeline with half of that an existing in-the-ground pipeline that runs from Crawford County, PA to Erie County, PA, and from there across the border into Ashtabula County,

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PA Sen. Dinniman Intros Bill Requiring Study of “Old” Pipelines

PA State Sen. Andy Dinniman Pennsylvania Senator Andy Dinniman, leftist Democrat from Chester County (near Philadelphia), continues his mission to try and block all three Mariner East pipelines from achieving or continuing service, flowing natural gas liquids to Marcus Hook. His latest attempt is “pipeline safety” Senate Bill (SB) 677, a bill requiring an all

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Pipeline explosion damages home, greenhouse

The Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement, a division of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, is continuing to investigate a pipeline explosion that occurred in Clarion County on May 28, according to the Farm and Dairy. The explosion damaged a home and a greenhouse along Pipe Run Road in Mayport and sent one person to the

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“Keep It In the Ground” Vandalism Creates Safety Issues, Prompts New Federal Pipeline Legislation

“Keep It In the Ground” activists have zeroed in on pipeline infrastructure in recent years for activities that risk danger to people and the environment while causing costly construction delays. In response, the U.S. government and multiple states have proposed or passed legislation to address the significant safety concerns created by these activists’ actions. Most

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Oregon Fracking Ban? The Left Coast Better Take Heed of the Risks

Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC Is an Oregon fracking ban about to happen? Do residents of the Left Coast have the slightest idea what they are risking or what the downsides might be?. By a vote of 17-11, the Oregon State Senate last week passed a five-year moratorium on fracking in that State. The Senate

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