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Featured Events
All Virginians: The National Academy of Sciences wants to hear your concerns about industrial gold mining
All Virginians! Please let the NAS hear your concerns about industrial gold mining! Please attend the listening session on Wednesday May 25, 7-9 pm. Click here for more information. You can attend in person in Dillwyn, Buckingham County at the Community Center,...
2020 Activities and Accomplishments
Friends of Buckingham annual meeting was on Wednesday December 9 on Zoom. Council elections were held. Re-elected, for 2 year terms are: Secretary - Heidi Dhivya Berthoud; Council Members at Large - Marie Flowers, Ada Washington, Ella Rose, Richard Walker. Irene Leech...
Join the MVP ‘Violation Vigil’ Project Saturday December 11, 2 pm Richmond, VA
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...
ACP WIN zoom celebration 7-30-2020 NOW its a Done Deal
A fun, fine, joyful and tearful time was had by all. Friends of Buckingham wishes heartfelt, deep gratitude to our extended family of allies for all the amazing 6 years of collaborations, highs, lows, good times n bad. We weathered it all, and proved ourselves worthy...
Press Release: Friends of Buckingham applauds Governor Northam for signing HB2213, the study of commercial gold mining
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 CONTACT: Chad Oba: (434) 806-6332, chado108@icloud.com Buckingham, VA. Residents living near the site of gold exploratory drilling are feeling some reprieve from the pressures of the prospects of large-scale surface gold mining in...
Action Needed! Please Write FERC Tell them: No Way! Time’s up
Dominion has asked FERC for a 2 year extension on its expiring certificate to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Without the extension, No ACP construction could happen after October 13, 2020. Submit your comments to FERC by 5 pm on Thursday, July 2, 2020, asking FERC...
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