On May 8th, Dominion will be seeking the State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) approval of their 15-year plan in a hearing in Richmond. Dominion’s plan keeps Virginia stuck in its dirty-fuel past, putting the health of Virginia’s families and future generations at risk, all the while ignoring the clean energy solutions available to us. We’ve collected [...]

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From the Richmond Times Dispatch. You can read the whole article here, excerpt below. The CEO of the state’s largest utility said there must be a realistic conversation about the sustainability of alternative energy resources before a national energy policy can be made. “Our habit of debating energy issues is to talk back at each [...]

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Wise Energy for Virginia laid the ground work for investment in Energy Efficiency last year with legislation that makes it possible for utility companies to make money off of cost effective efficiency investments. However last year and again this year the GA has been unwilling to seal the deal on the creation of these jobs through efficiency, [...]

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Hello friends, I’m writing to ask you to take a step today that can help break King Coal’s economic stranglehold on coalfield communities in Southwest Virginia. By a few simple, digital steps, and three votes, you can help jump start grass roots efforts at sustainable economic development in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Heard enough? [...]

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As Congress was returning from the August recess, there wasn’t much news about the climate bill.  The only energy-related news breaking through the coverage of the rancorous health care debates and town-hall tea parties was a study on “energy sprawl” published by five staff members of the Nature Conservancy. “Renewable Energy Needs Land, Lots Of [...]

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Sept. 28: Some Virginia residents are concerned about the new Cypress Creek coal-fired plant and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay, but plant officials say it’s needed to keep up with rising demand. NBC’s Amna Nawaz reports. Check out the video: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33012073#33012073

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pstrongThis LTE was published in the a href=”http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/letters/article/ED-GLICK17_20090916-190802/293287/”Richmond Times Dispatch/a/strong/ppstrongThis is crossposted from the a href=”http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog”CCAN/a blogbr //strong/ppstrongWise County Plant Isn’t Necessary/strong/ppbr /Editor, Times-Dispatch: Although the news article, “New Permit for Coal-Fired Power Plant Pleases Both Sides,” quotes Dominion Virginia Power as claiming that the Wise County coal plant is vital to meeting Virginia’s future [...]

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Cross posted from the Appalachian Voices’ Front Porch Blog Another shiny coal industry front group. How authentic. … The coal industry PR generators must be running low on fuel, because they have been misfiring repeatedly over the course of the Summer, and it looks like they may have another false start with “FACES” (Federation for [...]

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This past Saturday I joined a dozen other hybrid owners on a gorgeous spring day to… Circle the Capitol in Richmond! Yes, you read that correctly, I woke up early and covered my friend’s Toyota Prius in streamers and balloons and battled downtown Richmond traffic and construction on Broad Street. I did this to send [...]

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This is cross-posted from CCAN’s Blog Yesterday Gov. Kaine applauded Virginia’s electrical co-ops for donating energy efficient lights to Virginia State Parks, hailing it as “a major step forward” for Virginia. It’s great that Virginia is taking strides to be more energy efficient. Considering Virginia spent just $84,000 statewide on efficiency measures in 2006, compared [...]

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New study shows investing in efficiency instead of Wise County coal plant would save most Virginia families up to $91 a year. Download the report by clicking here. Richmond – A new report shows that investing in energy efficiency instead of building the Wise County coal plant to meet the same electricity demand would yield [...]

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Download the executive summary (.pdf 68 KB) Download the full report (.pdf 1.5 MB) See Press Release Here. Appalachian Voices                Tom Cormons        (301) 910-8973 (cell) Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards    Kathy Selvage     (276) 565-1083 Sierra Club, Virginia Chapter            Glen Besa         (804) 225-9113 Chesapeake Climate Action Network        [...]

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Seriously HUGE. This represents a win, win, win, for consumers, the electric utilities, and the environment. We just have to make sure our friends in Richmond don’t stop it from happening. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is a “nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting [...]

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Virginia, like the nation, is at a critical juncture. The economy is declining and the climate is warming with potentially catastrophic consequences. Right now, Virginia has an enormous opportunity to secure a clean energy future that will reinvigorate the economy and curb emissions of harmful greenhouse gases. Will you join us in seizing this enormous [...]

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