by MCDC | Jun 26, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL, Video
From the desk of Dave Pell “In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were...
by MCDC | Jun 22, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Issues
Dominion Power Is Living In The Moment — And We’re Paying The Price By Nathan Jenkins Relying on quick returns, Dominion Virginia Power is unable to act in the long-term interest of consumers. On June 4, Dominion Virginia Power hosted Appalachian Voices, the Sierra...
by MCDC | Jun 12, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Ethics, News, Virginia Election 2013
DUBIOUS DEFENSE ON OIL AND GAS CASE Virginian-Pilot Editorial Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants the public to believe his office intervened in a lawsuit on behalf of powerful interests solely to uphold a state law pertaining to oil and gas drilling. And, he said,...
by MCDC | May 7, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, News, Virginia Election 2013
UPDATE: Cuccinelli announces his support for hydro-fracking for natural gas in the protected George Washington National Forest. In the first quarter of 2013, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) raised about $2.4 million for his gubernatorial campaign. Of...
by MCDC | May 3, 2013 | Action Alerts, Environment, Issues, Sequester
Rt. 29 Western Bypass Not Shovel Ready Bacon’s Rebellion (5/1/13) “The McDonnell administration’s defense of the $244 million+ Charlottesville Bypass as a boon to traffic safety on U.S. 29 falls apart under close scrutiny…Each argument for the...
by MCDC | Apr 25, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Issues, Virginia Election 2013
Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is working with coal companies and State Policy Network groups backed by Koch Industries to rollback VA’s voluntary clean energy program. The same Dominion that gave him $10,000 for his run for governor, on top of almost...
