Governor McAuliffe signs clean energy jobs legislation
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today performed a ceremonial signing of several bills that will significantly expand the growth of clean energy jobs in Virginia.
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Sir Crispin Tickell to lecture at Washington and Lee on climate change
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Sir Crispin Tickell, a former British diplomat with particular interest in the relationship between the environment, politics and business, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on May 5, at 5:30 p.m.in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library.
ALDI grocery store to open in Waynesboro on May 7
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On Thursday, April 23 and Thursday, May 7, ALDI, the nation’s low-price grocery leader, will offer grocery shoppers a smarter alternative as it opens its first Richmond-area stores. The new stores will be located at 1776 North Parham Road in Richmond, 465 Charles Dimmock Parkway in Colonial Heights and 841 Shenandoah Village Drive in Waynesboro.
Project manager joins Virginia private colleges Solar Market Pathways team
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The Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV) has hired a veteran attorney, environmental advocate, renewable energy leader, and former educator as project manager for the Solar Market Pathways grant recently awarded to CICV by the U.S. Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative.
Consumer Energy Alliance submits 20,000+ comments, urging swift approval of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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Consumer Energy Alliance today submitted more than 20,000 comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging for the swift approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
NASCAR embarks on third annual Race to Green effort
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To commemorate one of the most innovative and holistic sustainability platforms in the country, NASCAR announced its third annual NASCAR Race to Green™ initiative.
Earth Day: Examining the relationship between climate, poverty
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The policy gulf between the development and environmental communities might not at first seem obvious but occasionally our interests travel on different trajectories. The compelling need to provide energy to the estimated 1.2 billion people who do not have access to electricity crashes into the reality of the climate change consequences of providing that energy from coal and fossil fuels.
City of Staunton to debut first electric car charging station
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In a few days, electric vehicle motorists will have a place to charge their vehicles in historic downtown Staunton.
Group: Five-year anniversary of BP disaster shows drilling too risky for Virginia coast
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Earlier this year the Obama administration proposed opening up a huge swath of the Atlantic coast to offshore drilling. On the five-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Environment Virginia called on the president to protect Virginia’s coastal marine-life, communities and economy.
Jefferson Trust Grants to support 14 projects at UVA
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From supporting the preparation of the next generation of professors and school leaders to providing a platform for collaborative research at micro and nano scales, the Jefferson Trust, an initiative of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, awarded 14 grants totaling more than $600,000 to various University entities Friday.
