Last week we sent you a message letting you know about the forum on the massive coal plant proposed for Hampton Roads happening this Tuesday at Virginia Wesleyan College at 7pm.
Today I am asking you to help spread the word. Of course, if you have yet to RSVP this is also another opportunity to do [...]

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As you have probably heard, the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) plans to build a massive coal plant on the edge of Hampton Roads in Surry County.
If the coal plant is built, the downwind communities of Hampton Roads will receive all of the detriments of increased air and water pollution and none of the purported [...]

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On Wednesday, Senator Jim Webb spoke at a rally in Washington, DC, that was hosted by the radical coal industry front group “FACES of Coal”. The rally was purported to be about “coal jobs” but was really in support of mountaintop removal mining.
While Senator Webb did not address the issue of mountaintop removal in his [...]

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This week’s coal ash community profile post was written by Gabriel DeRita, a Sierra Club Communications Apprentice. Also, follow today’s EPA coal ash public hearing in Chicago via our @SierraClubLive and @SierraClubILTwitter accounts.
The area around Surry County, Virginia, is already home to some sinister projects, including several major coal ash disposal sites and Michael Vick’s infamous dog fighting operation. [...]

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By Kathy Selvage
The industry and busloads of miners headed out to DC yesterday and we learned that certain politicians would join them on the public stage today. I called Senator Webb’s DC office, got five minutes or less of a staffer’s time and used every second, barely stopping for even a deep breath. I [...]

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This Op-Ed is running at the Tidewater News
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s announcement on Wednesday to delay plans for a massive coal-fired power plant in Hampton Roads offers a ray of hope that Virginia can still get on track toward a cleaner energy future.
The temporary halt of what would be one of the dirtiest industrial facilities [...]

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As of 1:39 PM Friday, Sept. 9th

Is financing delaying a Va. coal-fired power plant?

Washington Post (blog) - 20 hours ago
The decision by a Henrico County-based electric cooperative to delay a controversial $6 billion coal-fired generating station in Surry County raises …
Coal plant stalled
Tidewater News - 4 hours ago
GLEN ALLEN—Citing a slow economy, Old Dominion Electric [...]

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Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards

Southern Appalchian Mountain Stewards is looking for an energetic, motivated person to fill the position of Field Organizer.  30 hours per week with a yearly salary of $20,209.00.  Excellent benefits package including health care benefits.  Applicants should send a cover letter as a writing sample explaining why they would be the right person [...]

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Progress in Virginia coal plant fight: ODEC announces postponement!

Old Dominion Electric Co-op announced today that it plans to postpone for up to two years pursuit of air pollution permits for the massive new coal plant it is proposing. This exciting news shows the progress we are making in opposing the plant! The fight is far [...]

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