Volunteers gathered up the Mile Long Petition for Clean Energy before presenting it to Dominion May 8th, 2008
Wise Energy for Virginia is a growing coalition of national, regional and local organizations committed to securing a clean energy future for Virginia. In 2007 Appalachian Voices, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, the Sierra Club’s Virginia Chapter, and the Southern Environmental Law Center joined the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards to support its fight against a proposed coal-burning plant in Wise County, Virginia and raise awareness of the benefits of clean and efficient energy. The coalition has since partnered with other organizations including the Virginia Climate Action Network, a statewide student coalition, and the faith-based Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light.
To Learn more about the individual organizations involved click here.
Our Mission:
The Wise Energy for Virginia coalition is committed to securing a clean energy future for Virginia. Our mission is to promote clean and affordable energy that will protect our mountains and southwest Virginia communities from mountaintop removal coal mining, invigorate the economy by creating jobs that cannot be exported, and commit the Commonwealth to science-based reductions in global warming pollution.
Click here to learn about our stance on Energy Efficiency: The cleanest, cheapest, and quickest way to meet our energy demands.
For more information please contact the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition Coordinator:
Whitney Byrd
whitney@wiseenergyva.org
434-202-7952
Whitney Byrd was born in Vienna, Virginia and is very excited to be working toward a clean energy future in her home state. She has a B.S. degree in Biology from Virginia Tech and a M.S. degree in environmental studies from the University of Montana. While in graduate school, she campaigned to move the University of Montana toward carbon neutrality and was an intern with the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign. This summer Whitney became involved in volunteer organizing and activism with various groups working to end mountaintop removal coal mining, including Mountain Justice and the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards.
