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Virginia Offshore Wind: Open for Business
Virginia’s Offshore Wind Development: Open for Business
Category: Clean Energy Solutions
Real Renewables or Repeal the Law. Dominion Does Not Get It!
Dominion passes off to each of us its ratepayers those costs involved with satisfying Virginia’s renewable energy law. And what kind of renewable energy are we paying for? Dams, trash and wood. No wind and no solar.
Worse still, the energy from dams, trash and wood is mostly generated out-of-state and from old [...]
Jan 23rd: Citizen Lobby Day
By Mary Rafferty on Jan 11, 2012 in Chapter News, Clean Energy Solutions, General Assembly, Uranium Mining
Register Today:
Conservation Lobby Day
January 23, 2012
January 23: Conservation Lobby Day.
In a few days, Virginia’s General Assembly members, and a swath of high paid corporate lobbyists, will head back to Richmond for what could be one of the most important legislative sessions for our environment in recent memory.
We face significant challenges this year. The [...]
Come On, Dominion! Let’s Get This Blowing!
With our hard earned victories over GenOn’s Potomac River coal plant and the two Dominion coal plants in Hampton Roads, we now expand our efforts to convince Dominion to invest in efficiency, wind and solar, especially offshore wind power.
As residents of Virginia and customers of Dominion, we must pressure our largest utility company to [...]
Rally for Renewables Nov. 30 in Richmond
Join us as we deliver our 2,500 public comments to the SCC urging them to require renewable energy in Dominion Virginia Power’s 15 year plan for powering our future. Let’s together tell the SCC and Dominion that Virginians want a clean energy future that ensures job creation and Virginia’s health and welfare.
WHEN: Wed., [...]
Check Out Our New VA4Wind Bumper Stickers!
By Eileen Levandoski on Sep 21, 2011 in Clean Energy Solutions
Promise us that you’ll put our VA4Wind bumper sticker on your car, and we’ll send you one for free!
Check out our “Power Tools” page for more details about how you can help carry the message: “Come On, Dominion. Let’s Get This Blowing!”
And while you’re here, be sure to sign our petition to [...]
Celebrate Merger of BlueGreen Alliance and Apollo Alliance
By Eileen Levandoski on Jun 27, 2011 in Clean Energy Solutions
The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter and the Green Jobs Alliance invite you to join us for a HAPPY HOUR CELEBRATION of the merger between BlueGreen Alliance and Apollo Alliance and further strengthening our commitment to Good Jobs, Clean Environment, Green Economy.
WHEN: Friday, July 1st, 2011, 4-6 pm
WHERE: Marker 20, 21 East [...]
VA’s Premiere Offshore Wind Conference June 22
Virginia Beach will host the Virginia Offshore Wind Conference on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, blocks from the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Let’s Get This Thing Blowin’!
By Eileen Levandoski on May 02, 2011 in Clean Energy Solutions
On May 10th at a press conference in Richmond, Sierra Club will publicly announce an exciting campaign to convince Dominion-Virginia Power to invest in wind power off the Virginia Beach coast.
In the next 18 to 24 months, we believe we can bring offshore wind to Virginia but we need your help to make it happen.
Sign [...]
Energize Virginia: Citizen’s Conference for Offshore Wind June 4 in Richmond
By Eileen Levandoski on Apr 02, 2011 in Clean Energy Solutions
Join the Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network and others for the first Citizen’s Conference on offshore wind power to be held in Virginia. Save the date June 4, 2011, 9 am to 3:30 pm at Richmond’s CenterStage, 600 East Grace Street in downtown Richmond.
It’s time to bring offshore wind power to Virginia waters [...]
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