by Karuna | May 9, 2026 | Conservation, Latest News, Natural Gas, News
Dominion Energy has announced plans for a massive new 3,000-megawatt natural gas power plant in Cumberland County along the James River — a project so enormous it would be roughly five times larger than Dominion’s existing Bear Garden Power Plant, which already...
by Karuna | Apr 12, 2026 | Conservation, Events, Health & Safety, Latest News, News, stop valley link
Please attend the April 20th Board of Supervisors meeting at 6pm to show your support for blocking Valley Link from building their 765kV structure through 20 miles of BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. Valley Link is NOT following right-of-ways. This is a new green space swath that...
by Karuna | Feb 26, 2026 | Climate Change, Conservation, Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, News, Regulatory Permit Process
We in Friends of Buckingham are grateful to our friends at the Piedmont Environmental Council for allowing us to share their insights into the dire costs this will bear for all of us across the Virginia Commonwealth. Coming: $1 billion, 115-mile Transmission Line Dear...
by Karuna | Feb 22, 2026 | Conservation, Eminant Domain, News, Politics of energy
A massive new high-voltage transmission line is being planned across the heart of Central Virginia, and the scale of what’s proposed should concern every resident and landowner — especially in Buckingham County and neighboring communities. Valley Link — a joint...
by Karuna | Jan 8, 2025 | Conservation, Industrial Solar
Friends of Buckingham applauds this local news coverage. Environmental justice, solar development among top legislative concerns for Henry County-Martinsville NAACP...
by Karuna | Sep 14, 2024 | Climate Change, Conservation, Endangered Species, Industrial Solar
A great podcast series from the “Voice of the Commonweath Counties” explains the threats facing us now. Part 1. Utility-Scale Solar – Legislative Outlook with Dean Lynch In the first of a 2-part episode, Joe Lerch sits down with VACo Executive Director...
