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Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30pm
VA Sierra Club Great pics and quotes from EPA Global Warming hearing in Arlington.
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Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope (left) testifies at the Arlington EPA hearing as API's Howard Feldman looks on. This week we saw some amazing public action as part of the two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearings on its proposed
VA Sierra Club Join us on Thanksgiving Eve in Virginia Beach. Learn more about how offshore drilling is so wrong for Virginia.
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Our nation’s coast has wonderful beaches, marshes, remarkable underwater ecosystems and amazing wildlife, all of which would be threatened by more offshore oil drilling.
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Old Dominion Electric Cooperative wants to build the largest coal plant in Virginia in the Hampton Roads region. On Monday, Nov. 23rd, the Surry County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on whether to grant local zoning approval for this controversial plant and allow ODEC to amend the Comprehensive Plans o...f Surry County and the Town of Dendron. This is a crucial time to speak out against this monstrosity of a coal plant and to maintain control of the direction of our communities!
The proposed plant, located only a few miles from one of the Commonwealth's greatest treasures, the Chesapeake Bay, would poison surrounding waterways with 116 pounds of mercury per year. The plant would create nearly 60 tons of poisonous coal ash a day, to be stored in Surry County, and would increase the demand for coal extracted using mountaintop removal mining. In addition, it would add nearly 15 million tons of global warming pollution to our air every year.
You don't have to be an expert to speak, just someone who cares.Read More
The proposed plant, located only a few miles from one of the Commonwealth's greatest treasures, the Chesapeake Bay, would poison surrounding waterways with 116 pounds of mercury per year. The plant would create nearly 60 tons of poisonous coal ash a day, to be stored in Surry County, and would increase the demand for coal extracted using mountaintop removal mining. In addition, it would add nearly 15 million tons of global warming pollution to our air every year.
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As you may know, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative wants to build the biggest coal plant in Virginia in the Hampton Roads area. On Monday, Nov. 23rd, the Surry County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on whether to allow ODEC to build this controversial plant. ...
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Hey all! We have virtual phone banks set up in key House races (Bouchard, Torian & Bell). All you need is Internet access, a phone & you can call voters from the comfort of your home. These are easy yet important GOTV calls to those IDed as supporters reminding them 2 vote & asking if they can volunteer on E-Day Nov. ...3. Email me if you can help eileen.levandoski@sierraclub.org or call me at 757-277-8537.Read More
Source: votegreenva.com
On the top of the Virginia ballot, The Washington Post has endorsed Creigh Deeds for Governor, Jody Wagner for Lt. Governor, and Steve Shannon for Attorney General. In praising Deeds on a host of issues, ...
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We have the exciting opportunity on November 3rd to elect candidates who will move Virginia forward in protecting our priceless natural heritage.
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John Bell, our endorsed candidate in Prince William’s 13th district, supports alternate forms of energy such as wind farms and solar energy as a way to protect the environment and create jobs.
VA Sierra Club Join us Tuesday evening!
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Delegate Joe Bouchard is depending on us to turn out our targeted list of voters. These are not base voters that Joe is already counting on. Instead, these are folks who may think local, non-Federal elections ...
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Delegate Margi Vanderhye took her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates two years ago after spending decades as an environmental and community activist. She immediately went to work to advance her vision of Virginia as a leader in energy efficiency and conservation. ...
VA Sierra Club Other upcoming showings: 9/29 Johnson City, TN at Eastern TN University, Ball Hall Auditorium at 7pm 10/8 Big Stone Gap, VA at Mountain Empire Community College, Goodloe Auditorium at 6:30pm (with the Breezy Holler Band) 10/14 Norfolk, VA at The Naro Cinema at 7pm (featuring Andrew McKnight)
VA Sierra Club "Coal Country" the new film by Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller (Appalachias) will be shown at the Byrd Theater in Richmond at 3pm on Saturday, September 26th. Don't miss this dramatic look at mountaintop removal coal mining.
