ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
The fight against the ACP
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
I Can’t Breathe: Ralph Northam Takes Off the Mask and Reveals He Works for Dominion Energy
On November 15, in a brazen power play that has been described as the “Thursday Night Massacre,” Governor Ralph Northam fired two members of the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board. The reason: six days earlier, these public servants publicly questioned whether a...
Gov. Northam names new members to state air, water boards as pipeline opponents fume
Demonstrators outside the governor's offices on Broad Street in Richmond Friday protest Gov. Ralph Northam's decision to remove two members of the State Air Pollution Control Board as it weighs a crucial permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. (Virginia Pipeline...
Delegate Mark Keam on Gov Northam’s decision to replace 2 air board members: “I am hoping that this is nothing but a very badly botched personnel decision made in the worst possible timing.”
For the past several months, I’ve been vocal about my opposition to the two proposed fracked gas pipelines being proposed in Virginia, one of which is owned by Dominion Energy. I’ve joined hundreds of Virginians in raising our specific concerns to Governor Ralph...
Comprehensive Exposé of Dominion Energy’s History of Clean Energy Obstruction in Virginia
Food & Water Watch gathers coalition of clean energy advocates to announce visionary Off Fossil Fuels by 2035 state bill announcement in light of shocking insights about Dominion’s dirty legacy We all need safe food and clean water. By Jackie Filson 11.15.18...
Responses from environmental groups to Northam’s egregious removal of 2 air board members
Statewide Conservation Groups Call on Northam to Reverse Decision to Replace Air Board Members During Pending Permit Decision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Nov. 15 Media Contacts: Claudine McElwain | cmcelwain@selcva.org | 434-977-4090 Lee Francis...
Northam removes 2 members from air board before Buckingham project vote
Gov. Ralph Northam is removing two members from the State Air Pollution Control Board, a move that comes less than a week after they raised concerns about a natural gas compressor station planned for a historic black community in Buckingham County and ahead of the...
With compressor station decision pending, Northam replaces two members of state air board
Gov. Ralph Northam will replace two members of the State Air Pollution Control Board and at least one member of the State Water Control Board more than four months after their terms ended. Notably, the decision to replace the two members of the air board — Rebecca...
A Tree-Sitter’s Perspective From 50 Feet Above the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
I’ve lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains for most of my life, often taking for granted the hiking trails, swimming holes, trout streams, and breathtaking beauty. Growing up, I never paused to consider the fragility of our forest ecosystem. I also didn’t know much about...
The Power Behind the Pipelines: Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is proposing the approximately 600-mile unidirectional, open access Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to transport Marcellus-Utica shale gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and ending in North Carolina. Four energy corporations –...
Questions about ‘disproportionate impact’ on Union Hill move air board to delay action on compressor station permit
The Transco Pipeline cuts through the forests of Buckingham County and crosses Route 56 in the foreground. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will pass through Buckingham and connect to this pipeline, and a compressor station will be built at the intersection. Timothy...
Other Environmental Issues
Standing Rock Thanksgiving: a day of mourning, resistance and Jane Fonda
Standing Rock Thanksgiving: a day of mourning, resistance and Jane Fonda | US news | The Guardian Native Americans gathered at Standing Rock are approaching this Thanksgiving with deeply conflicted feelings. Do they observe the historically dissonant holiday,...
‘Extraordinarily hot’ Arctic temperatures alarm scientists
Danish and US researchers say warmer air and sea surface could lead to record lows of sea ice at north pole next year | Environment | The Guardian The Arctic is experiencing extraordinarily hot sea surface and air temperatures, which are stopping ice forming and could...
Dakota Access pipeline protester seriously hurt during police standoff
A 21-year-old woman was severely injured and may lose her arm after being hit by a projectile when North Dakota law enforcement officers turned water cannon on Dakota Access pipeline protesters and threw “less-than-lethal” weapons. Sophia Wilansky was one of several...
80,000 Reindeer Have Starved To Death In Siberia Because Of Melting Sea Ice
The Huffington Post When it comes to climate change iconography, there’s perhaps no image more recognizable than that of a lone polar bear marooned on a melting sheet of ice. But as the impacts of a continually warming Earth are felt by more species, new emblematic...
Standing Rock protest: hundreds clash with police over Dakota Access Pipeline
Protesters also reported being hit with rubber bullets and percussion grenades on a bridge just north of the encampments established by indigenous and environmental activists in opposition to the controversial pipeline. Everything you need to know about the...
Comment period opens for proposed biosolids application permit
A long-awaited public comment period has opened for those wishing to respond to a permit proposal that would allow the application of biosolids to nearly 2,000 acres in Nelson County. [A large targeted acreage is on the James River in the Manteo area, across from...
Major companies call for more renewable energy options in Virginia – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond Business News From The RTD
By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch A group of 18 major corporations, including big names such as Microsoft, Walmart, Best Buy, Ikea, Staples and Mars Inc., among others, have sent a letter to state lawmakers and the Virginia State Corporation Commission calling...
EPA Report: More Action Is Needed to Protect Water Resources From Unmonitored Hazardous Chemicals
A Report from the EPA, Office of Inspector General September 29, 2014 Management controls put in place by the EPA to regulate and control hazardous chemical discharges from sewage treatment plants to water resources have limited effectiveness. The EPA regulates...
Sutton Plant implosion showcases Duke Energy transition to cleaner energy in the Carolinas
Your Renewable News Thursday, Nov 10, 2016 The Sutton Steam Plant in Wilmington ended its service with a bang, another significant milestone in Duke Energy's campaign to replace older, less-efficient plants with cleaner energy for its customers. An early-morning...
More Americans now work in Solar Power than the extraction of Oil &Gas, or Coal John Fitzgerald Weaver – 6 months ago @SolarInMASS
Solar Power now has more employees than either the Oil & Gas or Coal Extraction industries in the United States. The solar industry employed approximately 208,000 individuals at the end of 2015 versus 185,000+ in Solar Power now has more employees than either the...
Environmental Justice
Pipeline ‘endangers’ Union Hill | Farmville
The Union Hill community in Buckingham has been named one of Virginia’s most endangered historic places by Preservation Virginia due to the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) proximity to the area. Dominion and three other partners are seeking federal approval...
Historic preservation group takes aim at threat from pipeline, power line projects – Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia News
Preservation Virginia released a list of Virginia’s Most Endangered Scenic Places that includes the three sites as one entry under a new category of “cultural resources threatened by utility infrastructure projects.” Source: Historic preservation group takes aim at...
Why I Risked Arrest for Democracy | Sierra Club
On Monday, I allowed myself to be arrested for a cause vitally important to the Sierra Club: a democracy where every voice is heard. In this organization’s history, we’ve learned that in order to protect our environment—our clean air, clean water, and wild places—we...
Dominion Hears Opposition to Proposed Buckingham Co. Station – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Dozens of people in Buckingham County are going head-to-head with Dominion Virginia Power over its plan to put a natural gas compression station there. http://www.nbc29.com/story/30156410/dominion-hears-opposition-to-proposed-buckingham-co-station Source:...
Solar inspiration from the Indigenous community
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Energy Democracy: Building a Solar Dream in a Tar Sands Nightmare
We've been looking down far too long and digging the bottom of the barrel in dirty fossil fuels. We must now turn our gaze towards the sun and realize the true energy potential that is available to us here and now. We must choose to build healthy vibrant communities...
The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
The worst predicted impacts of climate change are starting to happen — and much faster than climate scientists expected Source: The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
Tue. July 21 – Buckingham Compressor Station Seminar
Tuesday July 21, 10 am Buckingham Compressor Station Seminar Friends of Buckingham has been invited by the United Baptist Association of Central Virginia to give this seminar. Yogaville Environmental Solutions [YES], and Chesapeake Climate Action Network [CCAN], are...