by Nelson Bailey | Dec 3, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Sept. 9, 2010: A fire caused by an natural gas pipeline accident roars through San Bruno, California.(Paul Sakuma/AP) The increasingly brutal police response to protests over the construction of The Dakota Access Pipeline has pushed the debate over the safety of oil...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 28, 2016 | Conservation, Spiritual Ecology
A new group has formed to preserve, restore and celebrate the history of Alexander Hill Baptist Church in Buckingham — the oldest and first African-American church in the county. A Buckingham Circuit Court judge recently appointed Joseph Scruggs, Mary E. Brown Shelton...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 15, 2016 | Conservation, Health & Safety, Renewables
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...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2016 | Conservation, Renewables
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...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 22, 2016 | Conservation, Renewables
State regulators have approved a proposed 200-acre solar energy facility in Buckingham County that will provide “utility-scale” solar generation. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced permit approval for the 19.8-megawatt Firestone Solar facility in Buckingham, which will be...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 21, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation
Earlier this week, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore published an op-ed in the Roanoke Times boasting of the Commonwealth’s achievements on energy. It was a sad reminder that Virginia has trouble moving beyond “all of the above,” a phrase that...
