Entries from April 2009

ODEC Coal Plant Would be a Bad Deal for Ratepayers.

April 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Report Details Financial Risks of Proposed $6 Billion Coal-Fired Power Plant
See Virginia Pilot Story Here
Download 2 page Fact Sheet of Report Here
Download full Report Here (33 pages)
A report released in Virginia today details the financial pitfalls of investing in a massive $6 billion coal-fired power plant in Hampton Roads, as proposed by the Old [...]

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Update from the Courthouse

April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

As you know, our Wise Energy for Virginia coalition has been pursuing two distinct legal challenges to stop construction of Dominion’s Wise County coal-fired power plant. In one of these cases -our challenge to the plant’s “certificate of need” from the State Corporation Commission-the Virginia Supreme Court released a decision today siding with Dominion.
While disappointing, [...]

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Clean energy advocates extremely disappointed that Virginia lawmakers vote down key energy-efficiency target.

April 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Press Statement:

Groups Applaud Lawmakers for Taking Other Steps to Promote Energy Efficiency
Richmond, VA - In the one-day veto session yesterday, the General Assembly rejected a critical amendment from Gov. Tim Kaine on SB 1248 that would have set a voluntary goal of reducing energy use 19% by 2025, a primary recommendation of the Governor’s Commission [...]

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Hampton Roads Coal Plant Op-Eds

April 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Several opinion pieces have been submitted and printes by newspapers in the Hampton Roads area concerning ODEC’s proposed 1,500 megawatt power plant for the region.
Eileen over at Articlexi.com, Virginia’s environmentally focused blog, has collected a few of them and posted them as a blog, and others have since been posted in the comments. Check out [...]

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Tags: climate-change · coal · press

Call Your Delegate Today!

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Today’s statewide call in day is our last chance this year to improve Virginia’s commitment to energy efficiency! Don’t miss out!
Governor Kaine’s recent amendments to Senate Bill 1248 and House Bill 2506 are important steps to further strengthen Virginia’s energy efficiency.
Today activists from across Virginia are calling their delegates to urge them to support the [...]

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