Virginia Grassroots Coalition - Climate
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Working group for Climate and Clean Energy within the coalition.
Supporting VA legislation to lower emissions and accelerate an affordable, clean energy economy.
https://virginiagrassroots.org/coalition-wg-climate.php
Working group for Climate and Clean Energy within the coalition.
Supporting VA legislation to lower emissions and accelerate an affordable, clean energy economy.
https://virginiagrassroots.org/coalition-wg-climate.php
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Today is Election Day for parts of the Richmond area! Polls are open until 7:00pm.
SD-15 will hold an election to replace Ghazala Hashmi, our Lieutenant Governor-Elect. Please vote for Mike Jones!
HD-77 will hold an election to replace Mike Jones. Please vote for Charlie Schmidt!
SD-15 will hold an election to replace Ghazala Hashmi, our Lieutenant Governor-Elect. Please vote for Mike Jones!
HD-77 will hold an election to replace Mike Jones. Please vote for Charlie Schmidt!
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Today is Election Day for parts of the Richmond area! Polls are open until 7:00pm.
SD-15 will hold an election to replace Ghazala Hashmi, our Lieutenant Governor-Elect. Please vote for Mike Jones!
HD-77 will hold an election to replace Mike Jones. Please vote for Charlie Schmidt!
SD-15 will hold an election to replace Ghazala Hashmi, our Lieutenant Governor-Elect. Please vote for Mike Jones!
HD-77 will hold an election to replace Mike Jones. Please vote for Charlie Schmidt!
Thanks to VA LCV, Planned Parenthood VA, and @teamfreedomva.bsky.social for hosting these important and timely Town Halls on Affordability for Virginians and the progress we can make together during this 2026 Virginia General Assembly Session!
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thanks to VA LCV, Planned Parenthood VA, and @teamfreedomva.bsky.social for hosting these important and timely Town Halls on Affordability for Virginians and the progress we can make together during this 2026 Virginia General Assembly Session!
Wednesday 1/7/26 6:30pm Greater Fredericksburg Town Hall - in person - with @jcole4va.bsky.social @nicole4delegate.bsky.social and Del-Elect Stacey Carroll.
Register & submit questions for representatives: secure.ngpvan.com/GsYXR7ffmka1...
Register & submit questions for representatives: secure.ngpvan.com/GsYXR7ffmka1...
Greater Fredericksburg Affordability Town Hall
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January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Wednesday 1/7/26 6:30pm Greater Fredericksburg Town Hall - in person - with @jcole4va.bsky.social @nicole4delegate.bsky.social and Del-Elect Stacey Carroll.
Register & submit questions for representatives: secure.ngpvan.com/GsYXR7ffmka1...
Register & submit questions for representatives: secure.ngpvan.com/GsYXR7ffmka1...
Thursday 1/8/26 5:15pm Petersburg Community Conversation - in person - with Sen. Aird and Delegate-elect Kimberley Pope Adams.
Register & submit questions for representatives: www.lashrecseaird.com/1-8-26
Register & submit questions for representatives: www.lashrecseaird.com/1-8-26
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thursday 1/8/26 5:15pm Petersburg Community Conversation - in person - with Sen. Aird and Delegate-elect Kimberley Pope Adams.
Register & submit questions for representatives: www.lashrecseaird.com/1-8-26
Register & submit questions for representatives: www.lashrecseaird.com/1-8-26
Friday 1/9/26 6:30pm: NOVA Affordability Town Hall - in person - with representatives @michelle4va.bsky.social @jetforva.bsky.social @guzman4virginia.bsky.social @johnmcauliff.bsky.social
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Northern Virginia Affordability Town Hall
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January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Friday 1/9/26 6:30pm: NOVA Affordability Town Hall - in person - with representatives @michelle4va.bsky.social @jetforva.bsky.social @guzman4virginia.bsky.social @johnmcauliff.bsky.social
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Affordability Town Halls coming to your area, Virginia!
Clean energy is faster, cheaper, better & expanded deployment with storage is key, along with policy reform to address data centers.
This week:
Wednesday in Fredericksburg
Thursday in Petersburg
Friday in Prince William
Links to register 🧵👇
Clean energy is faster, cheaper, better & expanded deployment with storage is key, along with policy reform to address data centers.
This week:
Wednesday in Fredericksburg
Thursday in Petersburg
Friday in Prince William
Links to register 🧵👇
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Affordability Town Halls coming to your area, Virginia!
Clean energy is faster, cheaper, better & expanded deployment with storage is key, along with policy reform to address data centers.
This week:
Wednesday in Fredericksburg
Thursday in Petersburg
Friday in Prince William
Links to register 🧵👇
Clean energy is faster, cheaper, better & expanded deployment with storage is key, along with policy reform to address data centers.
This week:
Wednesday in Fredericksburg
Thursday in Petersburg
Friday in Prince William
Links to register 🧵👇
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COMMENTARY: The Southern Environmental Law Center says by approving Dominion's proposed gas plant, regulators flouted environmental justice, the burden of proof on reliability and the legal mechanism for cost recovery. Columnist Ivy Main explains their reasoning: virginiamercury.com/2026/01/05/t...
The SCC approved Dominion’s gas plant. Now it’s reconsidering. What’s going on? • Virginia Mercury
A Southern Environmental Law Center suit alleges state regulators erred in four areas in approving the plant: environmental justice, the cost of the gas plant compared to alternatives, the burden of…
virginiamercury.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
COMMENTARY: The Southern Environmental Law Center says by approving Dominion's proposed gas plant, regulators flouted environmental justice, the burden of proof on reliability and the legal mechanism for cost recovery. Columnist Ivy Main explains their reasoning: virginiamercury.com/2026/01/05/t...
You probably need to go to Instagram and hear it direct from @montroseva.bsky.social
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
montroseva on Instagram: "See the excellent work from our colleague Peter Cary @thefauquiertimes @princewilliamtimes in his series “A Dirtier Future”:[Domini…"
See the excellent work from our colleague Peter Cary @thefauquiertimes @princewilliamtimes in his series “A Dirtier Future”:[Dominion spokesman Tim Eberly said] “Dominion estimates it would cost customers $175 million to retire all coal and gas plants because they would have to be replaced by new nuclear plants, small nuclear reactors, and much more solar and battery storage. “That is not a realistic or affordable option for our customers,”Oh, but all those gas plants are?And the latest game to convince folks that renewable energy is “too expensive”? RECs. RECs are the “credits” Dominion has to buy under the VCEA if they don’t produce enough renewables. They were supposed to be the enforcement “stick”…But Dominion has applied to push the REC costs onto ratepayers too. So we pay for the gas plants and we pay the penalties for the gas plants, and we pay with our health as Dominion smirks and says oh, we agree, renewables are just toooooo expensive. It’s 🐂 💩. #virginia #804 #energy #power #bills
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January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
You probably need to go to Instagram and hear it direct from @montroseva.bsky.social
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
Closing fossil fuel infrastructure should be part of the cost calculator for building it. (And Dominion Energy wants to build 8 x $1B plants for data center demand).
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January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Winning strategy, Texas!
With 💙,
Virginia
With 💙,
Virginia
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Winning strategy, Texas!
With 💙,
Virginia
With 💙,
Virginia
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Richmond City and Chesterfield County voters: Today is the final day of early, in-person voting for elections in SD-15 and HD-77. Make a plan to cast your ballot and ensure your voice is heard in these crucial elections!
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Richmond City and Chesterfield County voters: Today is the final day of early, in-person voting for elections in SD-15 and HD-77. Make a plan to cast your ballot and ensure your voice is heard in these crucial elections!
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This is going to be so, so good.
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Panel: Organizing Older Climate Voters
Join a panel of experts for a discussion on organizing older climate voters.
www.environmentalvoter.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is going to be so, so good.
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
Please join us — along with @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @eldersclimate.bsky.social, and @wetheseniors.bsky.social — for this insightful discussion.
www.environmentalvoter.org/OrganizingOl...
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Local crew: come on out to the Bull Run library next Tuesday, Jan. 6 for a town hall meeting at 6PM with @jetforva.bsky.social and me to discuss the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session. #valeg #vagov #Virginia
Join @pwcdanica.bsky.social and Team Thomas on January 6th at the Bull Run Library for a town hall on the upcoming legislative session. Details and RSVP here: forms.gle/94uqjRHEPJ9Z...
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Local crew: come on out to the Bull Run library next Tuesday, Jan. 6 for a town hall meeting at 6PM with @jetforva.bsky.social and me to discuss the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session. #valeg #vagov #Virginia
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It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
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Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says - Inside Climate News
Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found.
insideclimatenews.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It's almost as if opposing massive, greedy, energy-intensive fossil fuel export industries overlaps perfectly with trying to improve affordability
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1712202...
'Dominion has said the stoppage will cost the company $5 million a day and jeopardize a 2026 completion date, in addition to threatening the reliability of the electrical grid. At that rate, a work stoppage from Dec. 22 to the Jan. 16 hearing date would equate to a loss of roughly $130 million.'
December 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
'Dominion has said the stoppage will cost the company $5 million a day and jeopardize a 2026 completion date, in addition to threatening the reliability of the electrical grid. At that rate, a work stoppage from Dec. 22 to the Jan. 16 hearing date would equate to a loss of roughly $130 million.'
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Out of 353 operating offshore wind projects, two (yes only 2) are in the USA.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
If offshore wind farms pose a security threat, China is a sitting duck.
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Out of 353 operating offshore wind projects, two (yes only 2) are in the USA.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
That's because the fossil fuel industry has so much political power in America because of our low voter turnout.
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Opinion | Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Costing $5 million a day just on ship costs, says Dominion Energy in lawsuit against the Administration. Hearing on Monday.
Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national sec...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Costing $5 million a day just on ship costs, says Dominion Energy in lawsuit against the Administration. Hearing on Monday.
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Virginia is subsidizing a multi-trillion dollar industry with a $1.6B tax break at a time when we’re trying to determine how we’re going to backfill the federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
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Virginia's data center tax abatement surges to estimated $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025 - Washington Business Journal
Virginia's data center sales tax exemption hit a new milestone in fiscal 2025, cracking a staggering $1.6 billion in foregone sales and use tax revenue, per a new report.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Virginia is subsidizing a multi-trillion dollar industry with a $1.6B tax break at a time when we’re trying to determine how we’re going to backfill the federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
Once again, I’ll be introducing a budget amendment to end this exemption.
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
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Translation: monopoly utilities and big tech companies can now work out mutually beneficial deals in private and then rush them through without any say from the captive ratepaying public.
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Louisiana adopts ‘lightning speed’ process to power data centers
Utilities will be allowed to bypass competitive bidding for new energy generation used for "large load" customers.
www.eenews.net
December 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
Dominion files suit against Trump administration, says halting wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’
Dominion Energy sued the Trump administration after an order that the energy provider stop work on its offshore wind project which has been in the works for over 10 years.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
How much daily water usage for a proposed Google data center in Botetourt county, VA?
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A legal dispute over transparency and water | The Current #datacenter #waterusage
YouTube video by The Current | Roanoke
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December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
How much daily water usage for a proposed Google data center in Botetourt county, VA?
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
A) 2M gallons/mo
B) 2M gallons/day
C) 8M gallons/day
D) nobody's allowed to know
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Check this out. That bozo Burgum is bragging about how inexpensive electricity is in his home state. That's because North Dakotans get a third of their electricity from the wind turning turbines without having buy fossil fuels to burn.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Check this out. That bozo Burgum is bragging about how inexpensive electricity is in his home state. That's because North Dakotans get a third of their electricity from the wind turning turbines without having buy fossil fuels to burn.
We made the investment in fuel-free energy (and we're paying for it on our Dominion bills already - including $50M for a specialized ship).
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
The announcement to pause CVOW came just one day after a ship left port to begin installing the first turbines #valeg #vagov
virginiamercury.com/2025/12/23/d...
virginiamercury.com/2025/12/23/d...
Dominion offshore wind project paused over cited national security concerns • Virginia Mercury
Interior Department orders 90-day halt as the utility company warns delay could strain grid reliability.
virginiamercury.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We made the investment in fuel-free energy (and we're paying for it on our Dominion bills already - including $50M for a specialized ship).
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.
This political attack on Virginia's energy generating infrastructure investment can't stand. It's mad.