Posts Tagged ‘methane gas plant’
Ridgeline Pipeline Construction Impacts in Rural East Tennessee
Neighbors share about noise, unpredictable construction schedules and other disruptions due to methane gas pipeline construction in East Tennessee. The 122-mile Ridgeline Expansion Project, constructed and owned by East Tennessee Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Enbridge, a multibillion-dollar Canadian fossil fuel company, was approved to go into service Nov. 1.
Read MoreTVA sued for violating federal Clean Air Act at its Cumberland Fossil Plant
This week, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority over the utility’s failure to take federally required steps to protect Middle Tennessee communities from the harmful air pollution impacts of running its Cumberland coal plant alongside its newly built Cumberland Gas Plant.
Read MoreDavie and Davidson county residents attend Duke Energy open houses to oppose plans for a massive fossil fuel complex along the Yadkin River
Community members from the grassroots groups “Davidson and Davie for a Clean Future” and “Davie Against Data” showed up with bold signs, creative chants and powerful speeches to protest Duke’s plans for a massive fossil fuel complex.
Read MoreCommunity meeting on Aug. 13 about proposed Duke Energy gas power plants
On Thursday, Aug. 13, residents and advocates will hold a community meeting to discuss Duke Energy’s plans for two methane gas-fired power plants in Davie County and the company’s largest liquefied natural gas storage facility in Davidson County.
Read MoreHundreds of residents, grassroots advocates call on North Carolina regulators to deny Duke Energy’s request to raise electric rates
Last night, members of the public and grassroots advocates spoke out against Duke Energy’s request to raise electric rates at a public hearing in front of the North Carolina Utilities Commission and a rally beforehand.
Read MorePOSTPONED: ‘Drag Down Our Electric Bills’ rally and drag show to be held ahead of Duke Energy rate hike hearing in Durham
On Wednesday, June 3, Durham County residents, elected officials and advocates from various organizations will host a rally and drag show before a public hearing on Duke Energy’s request to increase electric rates in North Carolina.
Read MoreWise County considers new gas infrastructure for data center project
Late last year, Wise County, Virginia, residents learned that Red Post Energy Group, a Texas-based company, had signed a letter of intent with Wise Innovation Hub Venture to develop a methane gas power plant for a proposed data center complex adjacent to the Lonesome Pine Airport.
Read MoreFluvanna County fights back against proposed Tenaska gas plant
Fluvanna County is situated in Virginia’s Piedmont region. It is a county of great beauty — home to rolling fields, forest, bordered by the James River and bisected by the Rivanna River, the first Virginia river designated as a state Scenic River. It is also home to one of the largest gas-powered electricity-generating facilities in the region. Now, the company behind that methane gas plant wants to double Fluvanna’s gas infrastructure.
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