Cynthia Munley has a list of seven miracles that would stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP):
1. Virginia’s top law-enforcer, Attorney General Herring: Don’t negotiate MVP crimes. Stop work!
2. Banks: Divest from pipelines.
3. Voters: Rid Virginia of corporate Democrats.
4. Equitrans (ETRN): At your Pittsburgh stockholder meeting: Recognize that your MVP “engineering marvel” is an investors’ black hole and cut your losses.
5. Federal courts: Respect environmental rights over corporations.
6. FERC: Transform to “FREC” (Federal Renewable Energy Commission).
7. Congress: place fracking under the Clean Water Act.
https://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/munley-seven-ways-to-stop-the-pipeline/article_8acee576-c629-51b7-8fdb-28b5f57c435d.html
Add to that list:
8. PowerBall or other lottery winnings sufficient to buy and close the MVP project.
How successful are Munley miracles at stopping pipelines?
Pipeline 101 maps show how rare Munley miracles are in fact.
The U.S. has more than 2.4 million miles of energy pipelines, with 72,000 miles of crude oil lines connecting regional markets.
Munley miracles have a spotty record, to say the least, at stopping pipelines.
Protests and lawsuits have delayed pipelines, in some cases for years. But delay isn’t stopping and new pipelines are underway, in hopes of last minute profits in the face of accelerating climate change.
If Munley miracles don’t stop pipelines, then how? What does data science have to offer pipeline opponents? Can data be weaponized for the people?