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Besa Statement on House Vote to Allow Drilling off Virginia
By Eileen Levandoski on May 09, 2011 in Resilient Habitats
Besa issues statement on House drilling vote.
Category: Resilient Habitats
Speak Up for the George Washington National Forest!
Protect the GWNF! Tell the U.S. Forest Service to adopt a stronger plan.
Tell Governor McDonnell to Support Real Clean Up of the Chesapeake Bay
Where does Governor McDonnell stand on the Chesapeake Bay clean up?
Over the next several months the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Bay states, including Virginia, are obligated to come up with a plan to significantly improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay by 2025.
Right now we need to do everything we [...]
Join Hands Across The Sand June 26!
With now 5 beaches organized for HANDS ACROSS THE SAND and days counting down until June 26, we need all hands on deck to make this National Day Action extremely successful!
Our message with HANDS ACROSS THE SAND is simple, but multi-fold: #1″No” to offshore drilling, #2 “Yes” to clean renewable energy, and #3 [...]
MMS Public Hearings on Atlantic Seismic Exploration: Norfolk Virginia April 29
Six days after President Obama announced plans to open new areas to offshore drilling, the Feds (Mineral Management Service – MMS) have scheduled seven public hearings on proposed Atlantic geophysical exploration (aka seismic surveys) including a hearing in Norfolk (Hilton Norfolk Airport) on April 29 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm.
Please attend this hearing and speak out [...]
Tell Your State Senators to Oppose the Virginia Dirty Air Act, HB1300
You could be breathing dirtier air if this legislation passes!
Tell your Senator to vote “No” to the Virginia Dirty Air Act. Urge them to vote against HB 1300 (Kilgore).
Under the current law, the Air Pollution Control Board can decide whether to require large polluters to make actual reductions in NOx and SO2 pollutants or [...]
McDonnell Offshore Drilling Announcement Labeled Publicity Stunt
On the same day that Governor McDonnell announced that offshore drilling for oil and gas would make Virginia the “Energy Capital of the East Coast,” opponents of drilling handed out monopoly money, labeling the Governor’s press conference a publicity stunt intended to distract the public from the major budget cuts and massive layoffs that McDonnell [...]
Check Our New Video!
Check out our newest video “Spill, Baby, Spill: Why Offshore Drilling is Wrong for Virginia”. Great work by our renewable energy chairperson, Ivy Main!
Click here to read “Virginia’s Misguided Rush to Drill” as published in the Daily Press, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
Virginia’s Treasured National Forests
By Eileen Levandoski on Dec 07, 2009 in Resilient Habitats
Virginia’s National Forests are unique and treasured places. Together they comprise 1.7 million acres in Virginia, one of the most extensive tracts of public lands in the entire Southern Appalachians.
Make a donation to the Virginia Chapter Sierra Club today!
