Referendum

Northwest Ohio Voters Reject Anti-NatGas Pipeline Referendum

Voters in Bowling Green, OH, on Tuesday definitively rejected a referendum that would have prohibited natural gas pipelines from being built on city-owned property.

November 8, 2017

Morgantown, WV, Holds Off on Fracking Appeal

The city of Morgantown, WV, made no moves to appeal to the state Supreme Court a judge’s ruling that struck down its ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). It is instead considering its options to seek additional safety measures from Northeast Natural Energy (NNE).

August 23, 2011

Judge Strikes Down Morgantown Fracking Ban

A judge in West Virginia has struck down the city of Morgantown’s ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing (fracking), ruling that the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has exclusive dominion over the regulation of natural gas drilling.

August 16, 2011

Polls Show CA Prop 9 Losing Ground

California’s statewide electricity ballot referendum that wouldturn back parts of the state’s ongoing power industry restructuringis losing by a bigger margin in the latest nonpartisan FieldInstitute survey, but the percentage of undecided voters (36%) isstill large, according to political polling experts.

October 19, 1998