Drone photos indicate that concrete walls are rising on the Rockwool site in Ranson, W.Va., a signal that construction of the manufacturing complex to produce mineral wool fiber has begun in earnest. Official groundbreaking took place on June 26, 2018 and site preparation has proceeded since then. Construction of the […]
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The West Virginia Department of Environment (WVDEP) on Friday issued the final permit necessary for Mountaineer Gas to build a gas pipeline to service the Rockwool factory in Jefferson County, ignoring repeated requests to reschedule a public hearing on the matter. The decision was reportedly made at the highest levels […]
Arlington, Virginia–A main fiber optic communications cable was severed at the Pentagon, forcing the Department of Defense to shut down all critical functions and seal off its headquarters for emergency repairs. All 40,000 Pentagon personnel are being told to expect to stay home for as much as two weeks beginning […]
Washington, DC–Twenty-one people were arrested on Thursday when they obstructed the gates of the Danish Embassy. The protesters, about 100 in total, had come from West Virginia to make a moral appeal to the Danish ambassador to hold Rockwool, a Danish company, to the same health and safety standards when […]
Charles Town City Councilman Michael Tolbert searched for a word to describe the mood when the West Virginia Development Office offered millions of dollars to finance a new sewer line up Rt. 9. “Giddy. Because at the beginning of this, everyone was giddy,” he said. “There was this new project […]
Danish corporation Rockwool International is tackling “today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges” by producing highly energy efficient, recyclable and fire resistant insulation products, according to its website and promotional materials. But shareholders Tim Ross and Rod Snyder think there’s room for improvement. The two West Virginians will travel to Denmark […]
After cancelling a public hearing last month on a permit for an extension of the Mountaineer Gas Pipeline, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) appears to be waffling on setting a new date–and the people who asked for a hearing are growing impatient. The proposed 4.85-mile distribution line […]
Washington, DC — West Virginia residents occupied U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s office today to demand he take a position on a controversial factory under construction in the Eastern Panhandle. U.S. Capitol Police arrested eleven protesters when they blocked the doors and hallway outside the office. Forty-two residents of Jefferson […]
Washington, DC — Peace groups held a rally at the White House on Saturday to denounce the Trump administration for meddling in Venezuela’s affairs and supporting the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Nicolás Maduro. On Wednesday, National Assembly leader Juan Guaidó of the extreme right Popular Will […]
A Maryland administrative board has denied Columbia Gas a necessary permit for it to build a controversial gas pipeline across the Potomac River. By a unanimous vote, the Maryland Board of Public Works rejected a right-of-way easement for the Eastern Panhandle Expansion, commonly known as the Potomac Pipeline. Without the […]
Justice Is Our Love In Action Poetry by Stewart Acuff Art by Mitch Klein Justice Is Our Love in Action is very much a book for the moment, a time when the president rants and rages on Twitter, leaders wallow in corruption, our fellow citizens revel in hate and the […]
France has been rocked in recent weeks by nationwide protests. Demonstrators, wearing the high-visibility yellow vests that motorists are required by law to carry in their cars, have blocked roads, gas stations, tore down signs, tore up paving stones and set up barricades. The protests have been most visible in […]