Your Chance To Ask McDonnell, “How Clean Is Too Clean?”

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You’ve probably been following the McDonnell administration’s attacks on the environment over the past eight months. They’ve advocated for drilling off our coast, proposed closing five state parks, tried to cut funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration by over $11 million and seem to want every square inch of the commonwealth paved for yet another road. Just last week McDonnell’s Secretary of Natural Resources stated that the EPA was requiring the state of Virginia to make the James River too clean. So just how clean is too clean?

Now’s our chance to tell the Governor directly that we reject his vision for Virginia. The Governor is holding eight town halls across Virginia this month. See below for full list. We are also holding community conference calls prior to each town hall meeting.

Norfolk: Mon., Aug. 9, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Old Dominion University, Webb University Center, 4201 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk
Conference call Thurs., Aug. 5, 7:00pm

Chester: Thurs., Aug. 19, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Cultural Center of India, 6641 Ironbridge Parkway, Chester
Conference call Mon., Aug. 16, 7:00pm

Fredericksburg: Tues., Aug. 24, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
University of Mary Washington, Lee Hall – Room 412, 1301 College Ave., Fredericksburg
Conference call Thurs., Aug. 19, 7:00pm

Fairfax: Wed., Aug. 25, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Northern Virginia Technology Council Auditorium, 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300, Herndon
Our conference call Mon., Aug. 23, 7:00pm

Harrisonburg: Thurs., Aug. 26, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
James Madison University, East Campus Dining Hall – Montpelier Room, 800 S. Main Street, Harrisonburg
Our conference call Mon., Aug. 23, 7:00pm

Danville: Mon., Aug. 30, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Great Hall, 150 Slayton Ave., Danville
***Partnering with the Sorensen Southside Public Leadership Series***
Our conference call Thurs., Aug. 26, 7:00pm

Bristol: Tues., Aug. 31, 2010, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Bristol Public Library, J. Henry Kegley Meeting Room, 701 Goode Street, Bristol
Our conference call Thurs., Aug. 26, 7:00pm

We need to show up in force and question the Governor on his environmental plan. In order to make these town halls as effective as possible we’ve scheduled regional conference calls for our members and activists to join for an issues and tactics briefing.

Email glen.besa@sierraclub.org for conference call instructions.

Click here for our talking points and suggested questions to make this super easy, but don’t hesitate to come up with your own issues to share with the Governor.