MEDIA RELEASE                             www.WiseEnergyForVirginia.org  December 28, 2009 Surry County, Va –  In a year when electric utilities around the country have abandoned plans for 26 coal-fired power plants because of economic and regulatory uncertainties, Virginia clean energy advocates called on Old Dominion Electric Cooperative to save its customers money and protect the environment by scrapping the [...]

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December 17, 2009 by GCV Member  (original post on the GCV website) An active association of forty-seven garden clubs, whose members collectively form a group of more than 3,300 civic leaders from around the Commonwealth, the Garden Club of Virginia exists to celebrate the beauty of the land, to conserve the gifts of nature and to challenge [...]

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From NBC’s Athena Jones ALEXANDRIA, Va. — “Insulation is sexy” was President Obama‘s message today, as he urged Congress to provide temporary incentives to Americans who want to retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient. Read the whole article here.

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Dear Friends Thanks again to everyone who was able to attend the public hearing in Surry County last month to speak against Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s plans to build the largest coal-fired power plant in Virginia. I am contacting you again to remind you about Monday’s important Planning Commission meeting. This Monday, December 14, the Surry [...]

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