The Defenders Kick-off Celebration

Seven Arrows Brewing Co. 2508 Jefferson Hwy,, Waynesboro, VA, United States

Wednesday, August 1 at 5:30 PM – 7 PM, Seven Arrows Brewing Company, Waynesboro. Time to celebrate the success of the fundraising campaign to bring the Defenders, a protest sculpture against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines, to life! Join a celebratory gathering to officially kick-off this project. Hear from sculptor, Mark Schwenk, as […]

CSI Drone Training – Buckingham

Union Hill Baptist Church 1496 Union Hill Road (Rt. 663), Buckingham, VA, United States

Friends of Buckingham and the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance are excited to announce the date of our first Buckingham Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) drone monitoring training on Saturday, August 4, from 10:00am – 2:00pm at Union Hill Baptist Church. The purpose of this training is to introduce volunteers to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles […]

The Air We Breathe Community Meeting

Union Hill Baptist Church 1496 Union Hill Road (Rt. 663), Buckingham, VA, United States

*COMMUNITY MEETING: Monday, August 6, 5:00-6:30 pm, Union Hill Church, with potluck to follow. 1496 Union Hill Road (Route 663), Buckingham, VA 23921. Learn how to challenge and comment on the draft air permit for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline compressor station. ACP & UNION HILL COMPRESSOR STATION: BAD DEAL - NOT DONE DEAL: It […]

Parkway Picnic to Protest the Pipelines

Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn

Thursday, August 9 at 5 PM - 8 PM, Blue Ridge Pkwy, Bent Mountain, VA 24059 Join Preserve Floyd and friends as we picnic and protest the pipelines at 5 pm on August 9 between the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) mile marker 136 and the 221 Bent Mtn entrance to the BRP. Bring your families! […]

Climate Action Team Meeting and Activist Training – Shenandoah Valley

Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United States

What: Climate Action Team Meeting and Activist Training - Shenandoah Valley When: Monday, August 13th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Where: Staunton Public Library (1 Churchville Ave, Staunton VA 24401)  RSVP: Click here to RSVP. Invite all your friends! At this climate action meeting you will get an overview of the most dire threats that Virginia […]

Protest at Virginia Dominion Energy

Dominion Virginia Energy (Charlottesville headquarters) 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville, VA, United States

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Energy (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 Friends of Nelson.

Our Air Our Lives

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

August 16, 2018, Buckingham County Administration Building Prayer Song Circle & Virginia Water Flags baptism 5-6 pm - before the DEQ Briefing on the Draft Air Permit for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compressor Station at Union Hill 6-8 pm. Peter Francisco Auditorium, Buckingham County Administration Building, 13380 W. James Anderson Highway, Buckingham, VA. At […]

DEQ Briefing on Compressor Station Air Quality Permit

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

There will be a DEQ briefing on Thursday, August 16, 2018, 6-8 pm, Peter Francisco Auditorium, Buckingham County Administration Building, 13380 W. James Anderson Highway. The informational briefing will be a DEQ presentation to inform the public of the draft air quality permit review. An opportunity for questions related to the air quality permit will […]

People’s Caravan for Clean Air and Water

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

People's Caravan For Clean Air and Water's NO MVP NO ACP Rally At this event, we want to send a message to Governor Northam, DEQ, and the SWCB to stop construction and do a stream by stream analysis. Northam needs to call for the SWCB to pull the permits and direct DEQ to stop work […]

State Water Control Board Meeting

Pocahontas Building First Floor House Committee Room, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, United States

The Virginia State Water Control Board’s (SWCB) next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, beginning at 9:30 am, at the Pocahontas Building, First Floor House Committee Room, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219. The tentative meeting agenda includes the following items at the end of the meeting: VII. Mountain Valley Pipeline/Atlantic Coast […]

 

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