The Dirty Coal Industry
December 14, 2012Did you know the coal industry and coal-related activities cost Virginia $22 million more than was paid by those businesses in taxes, fees and other revenue in fi ...
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Marroni: Holly, Jolly, Environmentally Friendly Christmas
By Ed Marroni December 10, 2012 It has been looking like Christmas, a time when more presents are given than any other day of the year in the United States. But it's not enough fo ...
Read More »Marroni: Thinning Shells a Danger to Marine Life
By Ed Marroni Those of you who collect sea shells or just pick them up as you walk the beach probably have not noticed that they are becoming thinner unless you have checked close ...
Read More »Marroni: Care for the Earth
By Ed Marroni The decisions and choices we make have consequences that are important to consider. For example, take the 71 year uranium mining ban that our General Assembly will b ...
Read More »Marroni: Meatless for the Environment?
By Ed Marroni Did you know stopping or reducing your consumption of meat and cheese would be an effective way to decrease your carbon dioxide footprint? The Environmental Working ...
Read More »Marroni: When Life Gives You Lemons…
by Ed Marroni When life gives you lemons...REUSE them! You probably do not often include LEMONS on your grocery list. Perhaps you will now, after learning what tasks can be done w ...
Read More »Marroni: Calling All Coffee Drinkers! Don’t Throw Your Used Grounds Away!
By: Ed Marroni What do you do with your spent coffee grounds? Tossing them into the trash is not a good idea because they break down like all organic foods and release meth ...
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Environmental Justice Overview
Virginia Organizing works with coalition partners on a number of different environmental issues. We support the work of organizations fighting for clean air and clean water ...
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Naughty? Rep. Cantor & Co. Give Virginia’s Poor and Middle Class a Lump of Coal
Today Virginia members of the House of Representatives including Reps. Cantor, Hurt, Griffith, Forbes, Rigell, Wittman and Goodlatte, voted against the Senate budget bill, which i ...
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Like not breathing in lead? Thank the EPA.
From presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Rep. Cantor, conservative politicians want to gut the protections that keep our families healthy and hold reckless companies account ...
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