News

Press Releases:
Obama Cancels VA Lease Sale 220, Director Glen Besa Responds (May 27, 2010)
Off Shore Drilling Threatens Virginia Beach With Oil Spills: Residents stage mock “oil slick” on beach to show need to end offshore drilling (May 5, 2010)
Virginia Sierra Club Responds to Obama Drilling Announcement (March 31, 2010)
Virginians Show Support for EPA Actions to Protect Public Health (March 16, 2010)
Sierra Club Responds to AG Cuccinelli’s EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations Challenge (Feb. 16, 2010)

Sierra Club Virginia Chapter in the News:
Cuccinelli town halls criticized as campaign stumping (Washington Post, Aug. 31, 2010)
1,000 protest offshore drilling in Virginia Beach (Virginian-Pilot, June 27, 2010)
Protestors call for end to drilling (Daily Press, June 27, 2010)
Virginia’s environmentalists push for wind energy (C-Ville News June 8, 2010)
Virginia Beach event to protest offshore drilling (Virginian-Pilot May 7, 2010)
Protesters oppose offshore drilling (Daily Press May 7, 2010)
Video: Local groups protest Virginia’s plans for offshore drilling (WTKR News Channel 3, May 7, 2010)
Video: Offshore drilling opponents hold rally (WAVY TV 10, May 7, 2010)
U.S. officials delay hearings on leases for oil and gas drilling off Virginia (Washington Post, May 7, 2010)
State sweetens pot for privately financed U.S. 460 (Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 7, 2010)
Interior canceling East Coast offshore hearings (AP, May 6, 2009)
Groups Say Wind Energy Losing Out Amidst Storm Over Oil (WAMU 88.5 FM, May 6, 2010)
Sierra Club calls on legislature to reject McDonnell amendment on air pollution bill (Washington Post, April 15, 2010)
New fuel rules: Pay less at pump but more for cars (Lynchburg News Advance, April 2, 2010)
Environmentalists warn Surry coal plant will endanger Hampton Roads (Daily Press, March 17, 2010)
Va. to challenge Obama administration over global warming finding (Virginian-Pilot, Feb. 17, 2010)
Va. challenges EPA’s stance on global warming (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Feb. 17, 2010)
Virginia challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gases (Daily Press, Feb. 16, 2010)

Sierra Club Virginia Chapter E-Newsletters:

Sierra Club Virginia Chapter in the Opinion pages:
Senate Must Move Our Nation Forward, by Glen Besa, Virginia Chapter Director (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Aug. 4, 2010)
Helping hands for beaches, by Eileen Levandoski, Hampton Roads Organizer (Virginian-Pilot, June 24, 2010)
Litigation Ignores Science and the Law, by Glen Besa, Virginia Chapter Director (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Feb. 24, 2010)
Virginia’s Misguided Rush to Drill, by Eileen Levandoski, Hampton Roads Organizer (Daily Press, Feb. 7, 2010)