Pipeline Lobby Day at the General Assembly Building in Richmond. We will be making appointments to speak to Delegates and Senators during the day about the survey statute bill revisions and continuing requests for signatures on PEIS letters to FERC. A demonstration will be held at Noon on the Capital Grounds at the Bell Tower. […]
UPDATE: Date changed to Saturday February 20 (because of threatening weather for Feb. 15) Join NO ACP and other groups and concerned citizens at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond to protest Dominion's lackadaisical concern for and negligent treatment of our rivers, streams, and water supplies! Dominion intends to pollute our rivers directly through dumping toxic […]
Dominion will be hosting one of their dog and pony shows, AKA Open House, scheduled for those affected by the route change in Augusta County. Friends Of Augusta is planning to "welcome" Dominion. Gather for a peaceful rally to show our absolute opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Join us if you can. Bring your […]
Join us on April 2, 2016 from 1-1:15 pm at the Free Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville for Cut Carbon Now, a brief action with prominent speakers and a clear message! Sponsored by Appalachian Voices and 350.org, this is a Day of Action in all parts of the Commonwealth, calling on Governor […]
Please join the Rockfish Valley Foundation (RVF), 1368 Rockfish Valley Highway, Nellysford, VA, on Tuesday May 3, 2016 at 10 a.m. for an event intended to create state-wide awareness for the archaeology site of the Coleman Mills and Old Wintergreen Village. On the program will be Preservation Virginia, Nelson County Historical Society, Nelson Board of […]
Dominion Resources' annual shareholder meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016, in Columbia, SC, and a group of climate-concerned shareholders will be introducing five resolutions aimed at getting Dominion to clean up its act. Meanwhile, dozens more activists will be rallying outside. Whether it’s Dominion’s push to build hundreds of miles of new […]
Sierra Club is working with partner organizations to sponsor an action in Washington, DC on Sunday, May 15th, 2016. There’s a groundswell building, and you’re invited to be part of it. Coordinated actions across the globe will send a clear message that it is time to break free from fossil fuels and invest in a […]
For over two years, Virginians who face dangerous pipelines, offshore oil rigs, toxic coal ash, rapidly rising tides, and other pollution threats have appealed to Governor McAuliffe for real leadership. We’ve sent thousands of petitions, shown up at public events, and invited the Governor to tour our threatened homes, asking him to protect our land, […]
Hands Across Our Land is a grassroots action designed to bring attention to the plight landowners and communities face at the hands of bullying, multi-billion dollar corporations in their quest to build new fossil fuel infrastructure. We believe the rights of property ownership are fundamental to our democracy; that eminent domain should never be used for […]
An action to protect the Appalachian Trail against unwanted, unnecessary, unnatural gas pipelines. Meet at the Humpback Rocks parking lot, milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday September 17, 2016. Contact kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org for more information.
