Action Center

See below for many ways to get involved and help make a difference in Virginia. The best way to stay up to date with our campaign to promote energy efficiency and clean energy in Virginia is to subscribe to the Wise Energy for Virginia mailing list. Click here to subscribe.

Stop ODEC’s Coal Plant Proposed for Hampton Roads - Click here to take action!

Click here to visit basic information on the coal plant.

Keep Ison Rock Ridge Standing!


The Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards have been fighting the Ison Rock Ridge permit for three years. Here is our chance to stand with SAMS and the people of Appalachia to stop a mountaintop removal coal mining permit in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Mineral and Energy approved this permit over the objections of the US EPA. Now the EPA is under intense political and industry pressure to reverse its new water quality standards that make it extremely difficult for coal companies to continue the practice of blowing up mountains and bulldozing the waste in to neighboring streams.

Please send a letter to the US EPA immediately praising their action against mountaintop removal coal mining and urging them to stop to Ison Rock Ridge mine in Wise County. Please act today.

Act Now for Strong Regulations on Coal Ash

The EPA is considering stronger regulation on coal ash. Click here to submit a public comment. Click here to see details on the public hearing in Arlington on Monday, August 30th from the Sierra Club website.

Learn More About Coal.

From extraction to burning, click here to get the A to Z on coals effects on land, air, water and people. Graphic courtesy of the Sierra Club.

Contact one of the Coalition Organizations below to find events in your area.

Appalachian Voices    Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards     Chesapeake Climate Action Network       Southern Environmental Law Center    Sierra Club    Partners



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