The two ACP fracked gas pipelines being pushed through Virginia would more than double the greenhouse gas emissions for the state. This is being proposed at a time when the scientific community insists that we must reduce methane emissions by 35% in order to leave our children a sustainable future.
Solar power plants are common in North Carolina and Maryland. Virginia has more dirty fuel: petroleum, natural gas, coal and bio-mass plants.
Why doesn't Dominion Energy install a large, solar plant in Union Hill instead?
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Roanoke Gainsboro Statement
I wear three hats in Roanoke: minister; organizer for RepresentUs, local and statewide; lead person for the SW Virginia Poor People’s Campaign.
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Fredericksburg NAACP and Poor People's Campaign Hold Candlelight Vigil at the Auction Block
On December 10th, 2019 the NAACP called for a boycott of Olde Towne Butcher for their involvement in a lawsuit against the city to halt the removal of the Auction Block.
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4th Circuit nixes key permit for Dominion's Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing environmental justice concerns
Dominion maintains the $7.5-billion pipeline is "needed now more than ever" for economic growth and to reduce carbon emissions, but the court called out regulators for failing to adequately consider the impacts on local populations.
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Virginia Landowners file constitutional case against FERC & Mountain Valley Pipeline
Word is the Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline is that the project is nearly complete, but construction remains on hold for the winter and several environmental permits are still in limbo.
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Augusta County Coats for Comfort Drive
The Poor Peoples Campaign-Augusta is on the move. Our Coats for Comfort Drive was a success! We spread the word and good people answered the call from Nov 1-Dec 13th (and because of the generous…
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