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This Former Fisherman is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth- Underwater

This Former Fisherman is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth- Underwater

Published by  The Nation [From the introduction by Lisa Holmes, president of the board of CitySeed and member of the board of GreenWave:] By designing a small-scale, affordable, and open-sourced solut ...

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Inside the Minds of Dominion Leaders, Vacant Space Where Climate Thinking Should Be

Inside the Minds of Dominion Leaders, Vacant Space Where Climate Thinking Should Be

Published by Power for the People VA At Dominion Resources’ annual May meeting, shareholders presented five resolutions designed to improve the company’s assessment of its opportunities and vulnerabil ...

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Nancy Carpenter: May 2016 Leader of the Month

Nancy Carpenter: May 2016 Leader of the Month

For the past four years, Nancy Carpenter has been an active leader in the Charlottesville Chapter of Virginia Organizing. She joined Virginia Organizing because she was interested in supporting a loca ...

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From the Mountains to the Sea: McAuliffe is Hurting People with His Energy Policies

From the Mountains to the Sea: McAuliffe is Hurting People with His Energy Policies

Published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch If Gov. Terry McAuliffe lived in Virginia Beach or owned a farm in the fragile mountains of central Virginia, maybe he wouldn’t cheer so loudly for dangerous f ...

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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learning Circle, Virginia Be ...

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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learning Circle, Virginia Be ...

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Throwing Shade: 10 Sunny States Blocking Distributed Solar Development

Throwing Shade: 10 Sunny States Blocking Distributed Solar Development

Published by Center for Biological Diversity The United States is in need of a swift transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, and we have t ...

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We Celebrate and Keep Organizing

We Celebrate and Keep Organizing

On April 22, Governor Terry McAuliffe restored the rights of 206,000 returning citizens in Virginia — and Virginia Organizing made sure directly affected people were present for that announcement! We ...

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Former Felon Helps Other Ex-Convicts Register to Vote

Former Felon Helps Other Ex-Convicts Register to Vote

Published in the Free Lance-Star Duane Edwards had been out of prison for two years at the time of the 2008 presidential election. He was excited about the historic candidacy of Barack Obama, who went ...

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One by One, Virginia Organizing Connects People to Solar

One by One, Virginia Organizing Connects People to Solar

We previously looked at how Virginia Organizing, a multi-issue organizing group, was able to put solar where its mouth is with the addition of solar to its office. The organization has also  been inst ...

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