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Virginia Organizing is a member of the Climate Equity Working Group and the Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative.

Addressing Climate Change with Urgency

Addressing Climate Change with Urgency

How urgent and critical is the climate change issue for Virginia? Before giving an answer I refer to Stephen Nash, a journalist, who conducted intensive research on climate change ...

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Care for our Earth

Care for our Earth

There are many ways to be an environmentalist. We may be quite diligent in engaging in practices which contribute to our Earth's well-being, while at the same time unknowingly pro ...

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Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – An Environmental Protection Agency plan to cut carbon pollution should actually save Virginia families money, if meeting the plan ...

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Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants should save money for Virgini ...

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Care for our Earth

Care for our Earth

Probably the simplest way to combat global warming, reduce water consumption and save the rainforests (which amount to being a responsible steward of our Earth) is adopting (to so ...

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Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Published in Public News Service. HANOVER, Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake Bay water ...

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Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Not long ago I wrote about offshore drilling. This is a huge and very critical issue which cannot receive too much attention — especially since one of the proposed sites is the At ...

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Care for Our Earth

Care for Our Earth

Recycling, along with reusing, reducing, and repairing, were among the practices we were initially encouraged to adopt to preserve our environment. Though some would think recycli ...

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Responsibly Produced Palm Oil Saves Rainforests

Responsibly Produced Palm Oil Saves Rainforests

Good news is always a welcome treat! This is especially true in the world of environmentalism. This good news concerns our rainforests and palm oil. Rainforests play a vital role ...

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Amazon to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm

Amazon to Build State’s Largest Solar Farm

Published in the Times-Dispatch. Online retailer Amazon announced plans Wednesday to buy energy from what will be Virginia’s largest solar farm in Accomack County. Amazon Web Serv ...

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