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Indy car driver shares message about nuclear energy at Lynchburg company
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Lynchburg company is using a race car to promote its business. Areva is sponsoring the number 78 car in the Indy Racing League. The vehicle is promoting nuclear energy as a safe, clean, and reliable form of producing electricity. Lynchburg students...Tags: Indianapolis 500, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing
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Controversial natural gas drilling method hasn't come to Virginia yet
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterIf you talk about fracking with someone, expect to get an earful, regardless of what side of the issue that person is on. Fracking is a relatively new and controversial way of collecting natural gas. It's not common at all in Virginia....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Water, Environmental Issues
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Congressman Hurt's bill to ease tension between EPA and farmers
WDBJ7 ReporterConverting waste into energy; it's been a money saver for a dairy farm in Pittsylvania County as gas and electric prices climb. VanDerHyde Dairy Farm in Chatham knows the cost of keeping a dairy farm running all too well. Today the farm hosted a tour...Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pittsylvania County, Environmental Issues
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West Virginia mine where 29 men died two years ago will be sealed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The owner of the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion two years ago on Thursday says it will begin to permanently seal the mine soon and finish the job by summer. Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources, which...
Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Massey Energy Company, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry
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Apartment project along the Roanoke River to open this summer
Reporter"It's always been the project that we've had in inventory that was the most interesting to me." Ed Walker is excited about The River House, not just for what he and his designers describe as an edgy, industrial vibe, but for its potential to improve the...Tags: Conservation, Rentals, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry
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Gas prices expected to increase over the weekend
The price of gas is high but analysts claim they could increase over the weekend in our region.
$3.65, $3.69.
Those are the prices a gallon for unleaded, we've seen the past few days.
But the number could take a jump this weekend.
...Tags: Natural Resources, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles
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Settlements finally reached for all victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) --
A lawyer for the estates of two Upper Big Branch miners says Alpha Natural Resources has settled wrongful death lawsuits with the families of all 29 victims of West Virginia's 2010 disaster.
Virginia-based Alpha didn't...Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Justice System, Massey Energy Company, Natural Resources, Lawyers
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Alpha Natural Resources chairman to step down
Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources says the chairman of its board of directors is stepping down.
The Bristol, Va.-based company said Tuesday that Michael J. Quillen has chosen not to stand for re-election at the company's 2012 annual meeting.
The 63-...Tags: Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Conservation, Natural Resources, Companies and Corporations, Board of Directors
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Natural gas prices slowly dip over time
News 7 Anchor/ReporterSome are cranking up the heat because of low natural gas prices. According to Roanoke Gas, this is not a sudden decrease. Most homes have a hookup to get Roanoke Gas and they've seen a 40 percent decrease. Roger Holden's natural gas bill is down....Tags: Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Senate committee votes to lift Sunday hunting ban
Virginia hunters got some good news Thursday.
A Senate committee has voted to lift a ban on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Governor McDonnell has said he will support Sunday hunting on private land....Tags: Conservation, Animals, Natural Resources, Hunting, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Local lawmakers respond to President Obama's State of the Union address
Several local congressmen responded to President Obama's State of the Union Address.
Here is what they had to say:
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GOODLATTE STATEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
“Actions...Tags: Conservation, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Natural Resources, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Government agency ready to prepare citizens for magnetic storms
Everyone is familiar with weather systems on earth like rain, wind and snow. But space weather – variable conditions in the space surrounding Earth – has important consequences for our lives inside Earth’s atmosphere. Solar activity...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Natural Resources, Petroleum Industry, Government, Disasters and Accidents
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