Buckingham Supervisors Public Hearing on Compressor Station

Buckingham County Administrative Building 13380 West James Anderson Hwy (Rt. 60), Buckingham, VA, United States

A public hearing is set for Thursday, January 5, 2017, at 6 p.m. for members of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors to hear public comment on a requested special use permit for a 53,515 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor station as part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.  The final decision on the permit […]

Film Showing: The Future of Energy

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

Ready for some good news in the New Year? Come see a heart-warming and optimistic report on the revolution that has already started: clean energy is alive and well throughout the USA. The 64-minute dvd “The Future of Energy” will be shown, free of charge, in the Rock U. room on Wenesday, January 11 at […]

Film Showing: The Future of Energy

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

Ready for some good news in the New Year? Come see a heart-warming and optimistic report on the revolution that has already started: clean energy is alive and well throughout the USA. The 64-minute dvd “The Future of Energy” will be shown, free of charge, in the Rock U. room on Wenesday, January 11 at […]

Cville Rising: Stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Charlottesville Friends Meeting House 1104 Forest St, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Cville Rising Event: January 14, 2017 – Building the Resistance, Stopping the Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Saturday January 14, 2017, 4:30-6:00 pm, Charlottesville Friends Meeting House, 1104 Forest St, Charlottesville, VA 22903.  Agenda will include speakers from local groups and directly impacted local counties. Cville Rising says, “The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is proposed to cut […]

Bi-weekly Protest at Dominion Virginia Power

Wednesday January 18, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP.  Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters.  Or bring your knitting and join the Knitting Nanas. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville […]

2017 Conservation Lobby Day

St. Paul's Episcopal Church 815 East Grace St., Richmond, VA, United States

Bills move fast in the Virginia General Assembly! Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) organizes Conservation Lobby Day to ensure a strong conservation voice is heard early in the legislative session. Volunteer advocates are invited to join professional staff of our Network Partners as we meet with state legislators and encourage them to support environmental policy advancements. […]

$10 – $25

No Frackin’ Way Rally

Bell Tower at Virginia Square 9th Street and Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, United States

In addition to other events of Conservation Lobby Day on Monday January 23, 2017, the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club is sponsoring a No Frackin' Way! rally on January 23, noon-1pm at the Capitol Grounds Bell Tower, Richmond. In this year's General Assembly session, there is the potential for various pieces of legislation that […]

Bi-weekly Protest at Dominion Virginia Power

Wednesday January 25, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP with the Knitting Nanas of Virginia.  Bring your knitting, your signs, and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters.

Protest at Dominion Virginia Power

Wednesday February 1, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, protest against the ACP.  Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Friends of Nelson.

 

Friends of Nelson welcomes event listings from all related groups who are working to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.  To have your event listed on our calendar, please contact us at friendsofnelsonweb@gmail.com.