Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Author at Farmville

YOUR TURN

The ACP: too costly, dangerous and unnecessary

Dominion Energy, the main Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) partner, continues to claim unrealistic benefits for the public from the ACP. Dominion claims the pipeline fulfills ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Friday, November 2, 2018 8:10 pm

Columns

The ACP: Unneeded, dangerous and costly

Four years of research on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) reveals the following: 1) The pipeline is not needed. We are in the midst ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:27 pm

Columns

Abbate: Who pays for the tap?

As a Buckingham County resident and property owner, I support the Kyanite mine in its seeking a less costly supply of fuel for its industrial ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:03 pm

Columns

‘Pipeline is not needed anymore’

I agree with Scott Bazzarre’s key point in his article, “‘Past time’ for the pipeline,” published May 18, but for very different reasons. It is clearly ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, May 25, 2017 11:04 am

Letters to the Editor

Project is ‘incomplete,’ ‘unjustified’

Evidently Dominion spokesman Aaron Ruby must have fallen asleep during the testimony of the residents of Union Hill and the members of the Union Hill ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:49 am

Columns

Demand doesn’t drive need for tap

In the Jan. 5 edition of The Farmville Herald, as reported in “Demand drives access to gas,” it appears that Dominion is claiming that the ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:21 pm

Columns

Pipeline document ‘violates the public’s trust’

As an Atlantic Coast Pipeline project opponent, I must point out some critically shoddy work in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Atlantic Coast Pipeline ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:08 pm

Columns

ACP, station not needed or wanted

The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and Buckingham County compressor station are not needed and not wanted by the communities they threaten and the Virginia ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:38 pm

Columns

Pipeline is ‘a dangerous, bad deal for many’

As a Buckingham County property owner for more than 30 years, who lives and works within .5 mile of the planned ACP pipeline and within ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:09 pm

Columns

The pipeline’s impact

I think that it is fine that you enjoy living on or near a pipeline (“In support of the pipeline,” Wednesday, May 18). Not all ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:13 pm

Columns

Say No To Pipeline And ‘Improper’ Eminent Domain

Are the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia and our local, state and federal legislators getting all the facts regarding Dominion’s claims for their proposed ... Read more

by Joseph Jeeva Abbate, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:44 pm

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