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	<title>Virginia Chapter Sierra Club &#187; Beyond Coal</title>
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		<title>Let’s Tell Governor McDonnell what a 21st Century Energy Plan Looks Like!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountaintop Removal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 17 &#8211; 18, Governor McDonnell is holding his second Virginia Energy Conference.  Based on his track record we expect more of the same: coal, gas, oil, nuclear, with limited commitment to renewable energy. We need to turn this around to safeguard our air and water and begin to address climate change. 
Here’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Planet Virginia a Big Success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a number of locations throughout Virginia, Sierrans participated in 350.org&#8217;s &#8220;Moving Planet&#8221; on Saturday, Sept. 24.  Check out all our photos (thanks, Hannah and Jennifer) and video (thanks, Irene Lane!).  



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		<title>This Is What Defeating Coal Looks Like in Virginia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safeguarding Communities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dominion, Virginia's largest utility, announced that it will phase out two of its oldest and dirtiest coal fired power plants. The Chesapeake and Yorktown plants will end operations by 2016 and 2015 respectively. This announcement comes just days after GenOn Energy, Inc. announced that it had decided to phase out the Potomac Generating Station.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy Tour Hits Virginia Aug. 16-18</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2011/08/clean-energy-tour-hits-virginia-aug-16-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Solutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On August 16th, 17th, and 18th, the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition will launch a Clean Energy Tour to draw attention to the health risks of air pollution from coal-fired power plants at tour stops in Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Alexandria. 
Burning coal to generate electricity produces toxic pollutants like soot and smog, which aggravate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmentalists Picket Annual Legislative Coal Awareness Breakfast</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2011/02/environmentalists-picket-annual-legislative-coal-awareness-breakfast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Governor McDonnell was inside the Marriott Hotel in Richmond at a breakfast with coal industry officials this morning, citizens’ groups were outside protesting a coal industry bill before the General Assembly that would impede the state’s enforcement of clean water laws, making it easier for companies to cut costs by polluting Virginia’s waterways. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACT NOW: Oppose HB 2123/ SB 1025 &#8211; Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2011/01/act-now-oppose-hb-2123-sb-1025-stop-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountaintop Removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Assembly]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just two weeks ago the EPA took bold action to limit mountaintop removal coal mining when they stopped the massive Spruce Mine No. 1 in West Virginia because of its severe impacts on water quality. That action gives us hope that the EPA will apply the same principles in Virginia to deny a permit for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Protect Hampton Roads and Our National Parks!</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/10/video-protect-hampton-roads-and-our-national-parks/</link>
		<comments>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/10/video-protect-hampton-roads-and-our-national-parks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Levandoski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surry]]></category>

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Check out this great new video (below) from the National Parks Conservation Association, produced by Amy Broad, and &#8220;starring&#8221; Dr. Chris Llewellyn, Misti Wright Furr, Betsy Shepard, Bob Burnley, Joe Bouchard, Chris Moore, among others!  Then take action!  
Click here to send a message to the Army Corps that we don’t need another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Close the Book on Cypress Creek! Tell the Army Corps &#8220;No Coal Plant&#8221;.</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/10/lets-close-the-book-on-cypress-creek/</link>
		<comments>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/10/lets-close-the-book-on-cypress-creek/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Check out this great video from the National Parks Conservation Association!
Virginia&#8217;s largest proposed coal-fired power plant has officially been postponed! Old Dominion Electric Co-op (ODEC) has announced it will delay applications for air pollution permits for the massive plant for up to two years.
Yet, the company says it has &#8220;no intention of turning back.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ODEC Delays Plans for Surry-Hampton Roads Coal Plant</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/09/odec-delays-plans-for-surry-hampton-roads-coal-plant/</link>
		<comments>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/09/odec-delays-plans-for-surry-hampton-roads-coal-plant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safeguarding Communities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great news from the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition:
The Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition lauded Old Dominion Electric Cooperative&#8217;s announcement today to delay plans for what would be the largest coal-fired power plant in Virginia. The temporary halt will allow the company, its customers, government officials and the conservation community to explore alternatives that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIP Public Hearing on Proposed EPA Coal Ash Regulations Aug. 30 in Arlington</title>
		<link>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/08/vip-public-hearing-on-proposed-epa-coal-ash-regulations-aug-30-in-arlington-be-there/</link>
		<comments>http://vasierraclub.org/2010/08/vip-public-hearing-on-proposed-epa-coal-ash-regulations-aug-30-in-arlington-be-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beyond Coal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Kate Pollard, Sierra Club&#8217;s Beyond Coal Virginia coordinator.
Coal Ash. It&#8217;s Toxic. It&#8217;s Everywhere. We Must Act Now. 
Right now communities across Virginia, and throughout the country, are exposed to heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and mercury when hazardous materials from coal ash disposal sites seep into our drinking water. The result &#8212; increased [...]]]></description>
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