The Front Porch Blog, with Updates from AppalachiaThe Front Porch Blog, with Updates from Appalachia

Updates in the fight against MVP and MVP Southgate

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment

Catch up on updates about the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension with upcoming events, regulatory developments and the latest news about construction of these projects and the communities fighting back. [ Read More ]


Building community power for economic transition in the coalfields

Thursday, March 18th, 2021 | Posted by Austin Counts | No Comments

The New Economy Network of Southwest Virginia continues to progress local conversations to bring positive change to the region. [ Read More ]


It’s a wrap! A rundown of the 2021 Virginia General Assembly

Monday, March 15th, 2021 | Posted by Peter Anderson | No Comments

We and our allies fought hard for the health and well-being of communities and the environment, and we're grateful for the emails and calls you delivered to the legislature to support these efforts. [ Read More ]


Virginians face threat from toxic gold mining

Saturday, January 9th, 2021 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments

The gold mining industry is eyeing central Virginia for a major expansion that could bring one of the most toxic industries to our state. Buckingham County is potentially ground zero. [ Read More ]


Energy democracy in Virginia: Utopia or a real possibility?

Thursday, December 10th, 2020 | Posted by Emily Piontek | No Comments

Energy democracy is taking shape in Virginia. Join our statewide workgroup and add your voice to the call for a clean, equitable energy system. [ Read More ]


Virginia regulators poised to grant mining permits to questionable company

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments

As companies go bankrupt, they tend to pass off their mine mining permits — and the responsibility to reclaim them — to increasingly questionable entities. This is currently unfolding in Southwest Virginia, if the state mining agency allows it. [ Read More ]


Dominion holding out on struggling families

Thursday, October 8th, 2020 | Posted by Emily Piontek | No Comments

Virginia lawmakers must take this opportunity, now, to compel Dominion Energy to forgive debt of families and businesses struggling from the Covid-economic crisis. [ Read More ]


Mountain Valley Pipeline is not a done deal

Thursday, October 1st, 2020 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments

Two years behind schedule, $2 billion over budget, only half-built, facing financial headwinds and some investor skepticism, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is anything but a done deal or a sure bet. [ Read More ]


Pushing back on Appalachian Power’s unfair solar restrictions for schools and governments

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments

Appalachian Power Company is blocking local schools and municipal governments from installing solar. But these public entities have the opportunity to strike a better deal during upcoming contract negotiations with the obstructionist utility. [ Read More ]


Belong to an electric co-op? Your vote is needed!

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 | Posted by Emily Piontek | No Comments

Most rural folks rely on electric co-ops for their power, and as "member-owners," they vote on board members who decide everything from rates to whether clean energy is part of their energy source. [ Read More ]


It’s high time to abandon ship on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

Try as they might, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have never been able to justify the tremendous environmental and social costs of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — nor the project’s economic burden on customers. As they meet with shareholders this week, they should abandon ship on this boondoggle. [ Read More ]


Va governor signs pipeline bill that protects consumers

Friday, April 24th, 2020 | Posted by Peter Anderson | No Comments

A new law in Virginia protects electricity customers from paying for unnecessary natural gas pipelines; it could have impact on the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline. [ Read More ]



 

 


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