by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | May 14, 2022 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | May 9, 2022 | Gold Mining
Buckingham County faces the prospect of a gold mine within its borders. Many of the county’s residents are opposed to it. If it is permitted, there will no doubt be other companies looking to mine elsewhere in Virginia. The state has enlisted the help of the National...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | May 9, 2022 | Solar
Five takeaways from the landmark Virginia Solar Survey Report on solar’s spread is first of its kind in Virginia After a slow start, solar has been booming in Virginia. From having zero large-scale solar farms in 2015, the commonwealth now has 51 in operation, with...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 17, 2022 | Climate Change, Gold Mining
In 2021, global sales of electric vehicles more than doubled. This year, automakers are projected to make another huge gain, driven by soaring gas prices and new models with increased range. Getting away from gas-powered vehicles is essential to transition to a clean...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 17, 2022 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Politics of energy
“The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Chronicle” describes in detail significant developments associated with the six year opposition effort against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, from when the project was first proposed by Dominion Energy in...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 17, 2022 | For Landowners, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
In case you missed — it or would like to view the program again, here’s the link to the recording of the Pipeline Fighters Hub’s April 12 webinar, “Landowners United to Stop Pipelines”: *View the webinar recording*. ...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 17, 2022 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
On April 7, Mountain Valley Pipeline, a 303-mile partly constructed pipeline that would carry highly pressurized fracked natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia, was in federal court again, this time in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. After losing a...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Mar 7, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Racial Social Justice
Support our efforts towards achieving environmental justice in Virginia. VEJC’s purpose is to identify environmental justice communities across the state, to develop EJ leadership, to provide room at the table for these organizations in statewide policy...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 28, 2022 | Solar
What are the pros and cons to Utility Scale Solar versus Community Solar? Many communities are facing these challenges as we move to decarbonize our energy sources. There have been a couple of community scale solar permits passed in Buckingham recently. The large,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 24, 2022 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 13, 2022 | Gold Mining
A Republican-dominated House subcommittee on Monday swiftly shot down a bipartisan proposal to study whether Virginia metal mining regulations are sufficient to protect state air and water quality. The bipartisan House Bill 250, from Del. Shelly Simonds, D-Newport...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 15, 2022 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 1, 2022 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources
A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life In Haines, where the salmon once leaped under snow-capped mountains, a massive mining project promises well-paid jobs – and threatens a fragile ecosystem by Dominic Rushe in Haines, Alaska, for The...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 21, 2021 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 14, 2021 | Gold Mining
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR December 13, 2021 Coalition to protect Virginia from metals mining to announce formation and initiation of scientific study New legislative efforts to support pause on permitting CONTACT Stephanie Rinaldi, Coalition Coordinator, Press Pause...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 14, 2021 | News
How did we manage to accomplish so much? Thanks to 7 years of organizing and collaborating with friends and allies that we have forged in this epic work of fighting the ecological crisis. We are grass roots, all volunteer and fiercely dedicated to championing our...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 7, 2021 | Gold Mining, Newsletter, Press Releases
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 5, 2021 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 4, 2021 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, State Air Pollution Control Board, Decision Minor New Source Review Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, Lambert Compressor Station (MVP) Registration No. 21652: Excerpt: The Board…3) determined that the site is...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 28, 2021 | Events, Pipelines
The Violation Vigil is a collaborative art project that gives poignant, visual and aural representation to the hundreds of water violations at the hands of Mountain Valley Pipeline. It is an invitation to stand in solidarity with the communities facing the MVP, and is...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 27, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Four Stellar Women speak out against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Give a listen. OpEd from Karenna Gore regarding denial of MVP’s VA 401 permit, and the anniversary of the Clean Water Act: The common wealth of water In the final months of 2021, a decision...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 27, 2021 | Gold Mining
The Virginia Department of Energy (formerly known as the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy) announces the gold mining study work groups. December 10 is the deadline to submit your name for consideration to be on the Department of Energy’s...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 8, 2021 | Newsletter
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Climate Change, Gold Mining
Clean Energy, Not Dirty Mining Earthworks supports the transition to a 100% renewable energy economy—one that no longer depends on fossil fuels—an essential shift, if we are to avert catastrophic climate change. Solar, wind power and battery technologies are...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Gold Mining, Pipelines
When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t As fracked gas fields in West Virginia boomed over the past decade, energy companies jumped at the chance to build massive new...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 21, 2021 | Gold Mining
September 9, 2021 The Biden administration’s move to invoke its Clean Water Act authority marks a major blow for the project, which is near the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it would restore protections...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 23, 2021 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
Catch up on updates about the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension with upcoming events, regulatory developments and the latest news that affects the construction of these projects and the communities fighting back against them. MVP Southgate...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 11, 2021 | Gold Mining
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will conduct an independent study of the health, safety and environmental impacts of gold mining in Virginia as part of a state review that lawmakers agreed to undertake in 2021. Among the issues the...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 6, 2021 | Gold Mining, Press Releases
Buckingham, VA – Groups from around the state expressed optimism today that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) has agreed to study the potential impacts of industrial gold mining on water resources, public health, and the environment...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 10, 2021 | Gold Mining
This article, published recently in Newsletter #132, is by Stephanie Rinaldi, directly impacted neighbor, FoB Gold Committee Co-Chair. In March, Governor Northam signed our bill (HB 2213) into law, and that law took effect July 1. Thank you to all those who...
