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...
by Kenda Hanuman | Mar 29, 2016 | Conservation
Together with the city of Charlottesville, the Local Energy Alliance Program is offering the Clean Energy Loan Fund to help promote a greener city. Source: LEAP, Charlottesville Offer Program to Help Businesses Go Green – NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News,...
by Kenda Hanuman | Feb 18, 2016 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Pipelines
Rick Webb of the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition, also based in Virginia, responded, “Dominion fails to recognize … that the real issue is construction of a major pipeline through the greatest concentration of remaining wild lands, pristine streams, and...
by Kenda Hanuman | Jan 22, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation
James Yang for The New York Times The issue can be overwhelming. The science is complicated. We get it. This is your cheat sheet. Source: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change – The New York Times
by Bob Day | Nov 13, 2015 | Climate Change, Conservation, Politics of energy
Words matter. Source: Canada Now Has A Minister Of Climate Change
