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Virginia one step closer to withdrawing from RGGI

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s pledge to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was approved June 7 by the state’s Air Pollution Control Board.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-06-13T09:54:56-04:00June 14th, 2023|Comments Off

Giant solar array set to go up in rural Virginia county

The Board of Supervisors in Central Virginia’s Albemarle County unanimously approved a massive solar array project in an area otherwise dotted by farms, forests and vineyards.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-04-24T10:29:55-04:00April 25th, 2023|Comments Off

Virginia is protecting farmland from the CCP

Virginia's Ag Secretary joins the podcast to discuss Governor Youngkin's policies aimed at protecting the Commonwealth's farmland from the CCP.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-04-13T17:21:40-04:00April 13th, 2023|Comments Off

Clear the air and help Virginia escape the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

The RGGI strangles economies, impoverishes households, pushes energy prices through the roof, carries a massive environmental footprint, all while making no meaningful change to the temperature of the Earth.

By Craig Rucker |2023-03-07T12:57:57-05:00March 7th, 2023|Comments Off

Feds must reject Dominion’s flawed wind farm application

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management crafted a draft EIS that is “woefully inadequate” in addressing potential impacts to severely endangered right whales.

By Craig Rucker |2023-02-20T12:07:41-05:00February 21st, 2023|Comments Off

Vital energy lessons for Virginia and America

Legislators shouldn’t Californicate Virginia or America on EVs and Green Energy.

By Paul Driessen |2023-01-09T13:59:25-05:00January 10th, 2023|Comments Off

Dominion’s silly denial of the great threat to whales

Here are some counter arguments to Dominion's claims, in reverse order since the best is last and the worst is first.

By David Wojick |2022-10-24T16:27:42-04:00October 22nd, 2022|Comments Off

NOAA says Right Whales are “desperately endangered”

So NOAA says we cannot afford to cause the loss of even one Right Whale a year. That is what I call desperately endangered.

By David Wojick |2022-10-14T11:21:55-04:00October 18th, 2022|Comments Off

Gov. Youngkin’s energy plan: Serious reform or public relations head fake?

Would the new Youngkin Plan rein in these massive renewable energy boondoggles?

By Collister Johnson |2022-10-11T21:10:30-04:00October 12th, 2022|Comments Off

How to kill whales with offshore wind

Push them into traffic.

By David Wojick |2022-09-30T11:36:25-04:00September 27th, 2022|Comments Off

Wishes and secrets fill Dominion’s offshore wind Plan

When it comes to protecting the whales there is no plan.

By David Wojick |2022-09-19T07:44:10-04:00September 21st, 2022|Comments Off

CFACT to VA State Corporation Commission: Increase standards for Dominion and protect ratepayers

Official submission by CFACT to protect Virginia electric ratepayers.

By Craig Rucker |2022-09-15T12:04:46-04:00September 15th, 2022|Comments Off

Virginia SCC exposes Dominion Energy’s double-dipping ploy

The Offshore Wind Project consists of 176 wind turbines, each larger than the Washington Monument, to be erected 27 miles out in the open ocean off the shore of Virginia Beach, at an initial estimated cost of $10 billion.

By Collister Johnson |2022-09-06T15:49:22-04:00September 3rd, 2022|Comments Off

The $9.8B Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm’s red flags

There are a lot of red flags with Dominion Energy's planned 176 offshore wind turbine farm—especially its $10 billion price tag. Listen to District of Conservation today to learn more.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2022-08-08T16:26:10-04:00August 8th, 2022|Comments Off

Judge throws monkey wrench into Gov. Wolf’s rush into RGGI

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) ploy to circumvent the Legislature and force the Keystone State to become a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) suffered a setback July 8, when a judge issued a temporary injunction against the move.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2022-07-26T17:00:47-04:00July 23rd, 2022|Comments Off