06/10/2021
7 Protections from Fracked Gas in VA for June 10 - 17
“We need to protect all that we have left of the sacred gifts and land. I said that I would do all that I could. And I have done all that I could in the legal system, thus far following that process. Now, they have failed us through regulatory capture and corporate financing. So now we need you,” --Dawn Goodwin of the RISE Coalition from Line 3.
#1 SHOW UP!
Friday, June 11, noon to 1 pm: Network NOVA Power Lunch: Parties, Politics and Post Primary Break Down, noon to 1, on line. Register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf-qqqzgvGtSp2VESTVDt3as_Rh21eaeW
Sunday, June 13, 4-6 pm, Zoom: Virginia NAACP Redistricting Organizing Summit This free webinar in partnership with OneVirginia2021, a nonpartisan redistricting reform organization, will help provide the tools you need to organize in your own community and advocate for your neighborhood in the new map-drawing process. When communities, especially rural communities, are better represented, so is our environment. Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/pz9pd0nF30OFGOWxeSB6ug2 See Protection # 3 below for more information.
Monday, June 14, 7-8:30 pm, on line: Electrification 101: Electrify Everything! Join Sierra Club VA Chapter and national experts to get an exclusive look at electrification from the federal level to the state level to how you can go electric, register here: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?id=7013q000001lXp1AAE&formcampaignid=7013q000001lYL1AAM&data=5dbbc514a24e871155c351ed8a9920ff6e2f9e1ba342dd81fe43f316fe00eca04903e5c7948c69de02ee856eb5911dba&utm_medium=email
Wednesday, June 16, Small Business Owners for 100% Clean Energy, National Mall, Washington, DC. Sign up here https://actionnetwork.org/events/on-capitol-hill-june-16th-join-100-small-business-owners This is the first of multiple June - July outdoor events from Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Find out about them all here: https://chesapeakeclimate.org/event/ccan-action-fund-events-outdoor-event-series-100-leaders-for-100-clean-energy/
#2 COASTAL RESILIENCE THIS SUMMER! The seas are rising and so are wel Join CCAN, Sierra Club, Mothers Out Front this summer for Thursday and Friday outreach work and canvassing on resilience, energy burden, and other important coastal issues. Contact Lauren at [email protected].
#3 WATER QUILT PROJECT CONVERGENCE: SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, July 10th, from 3-5 PM, at the Newport Community Center, 434 Blue Grass Trail, Newport, VA 24128 (60 min from Roanoke, 15 min from Blacksburg). Over 80 squares were created and have now been assembled into three beautiful water quilts as a way to honor and protect the waterways threatened by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Mountain Valley Southgate. Outdoors/Pandemic Safe Protocols. Join ARTivism Virginia and members of the SUN SiNG Collective in a gathering of story and song. Project creators will speak and all of us together will add finishing touches and make future plans for our Water Quilts. Event link here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2971453069769507 More info here: www.waterquiltproject.org and here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1692455774282634 Sign up to participate in the project here: www.tinyurl.com/WaterQuiltProject
#4 MAP POWER In 2021, for the first time ever, Virginia legislative districts are going to be drawn by the 16-member Virginia Redistricting Commission. These 8 citizens and 8 legislators come from many different communities, but they may not know your community. The commission is legally required to draw maps that preserve “communities of interest" (COIs), which are described as "geographically defined groups of people living in an area who share similar social, cultural, and economic interests". To ensure your community is recognized during the redistricting process, One Virginia 2021 (https://www.onevirginia2021foundation.org/) is working with Representable (https://www.representable.org/about/) to offer tools to help you add your map. Start mapping your community’s future here: https://www.representable.org/drive/va-community-mapping-drive/
#5 SOLAR HOUSE THIS SUMMER? The Solarize Virginia program is back May 3rd to June 30th in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Greene, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock (and a few other places). Since 2014, this program has generated more the 4.3 MW of solar capacity. Assessments available. Check it out here: https://solarizeva.org/
#6 CELEBRATE! KEYSTONE ACCESS PIPELINE IS DEAD AND COURAGEOUS ACTION AGAINST LINE 3 INSPIRES! Take heart MVP Fighters. Related Media: On Keystone: https://boldnebraska.org/nebraska-landowners-tribal-nations-rejoice-as-tc-energy-says-keystone-xl-pipeline-is-terminated/?fbclid=IwAR0vtZSmq-32n8DqX4v2Z9U47IhObRei2-Tsgbom1m4UamgqIu-xUvF0X0k On Line 3: https://lastrealindians.com/news/2021/6/8/pressure-mounts-on-biden-administration-to-act-as-line-3-pipeline-resistance-grows?fbclid=IwAR2NBv2zx7BSgUKahro0SZ4IRGsaChEu_PzdisammXeK6-LYPU8Q5JwzVf0
#7 LEARN so you can convince others
Money Walks: https://bluevirginia.us/2021/06/companies-behind-mountain-valley-pipeline-fail-to-protect-shareholders-from-this-economically-and-environmentally-nonsensical-project?fbclid=IwAR0QsqDKJPIvayryLEO3wHusXU3K8egL_75-aPmKUms3XT1Zhq_xG-1-QH4
Time to Act: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/06/07/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-hits-record-levels/?fbclid=IwAR20Q-JAfwHu2J1luu9PivlZbHUutu5MeN-5rbd8zsi5rwjgjQH098OMbeQ
Who We Harm: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/where-are-the-us-natural-gas-pipelines-often-in-vulnerable-communities
Pipelines are Stranded Assets https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/epa-urges-ferc-to-consider-gas-pipelines-as-stranded-assets-carbon-lock-in-64540880
Act Locally https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/550503-how-to-implement-a-just-energy-transition-make-it-local?rl=1
A Must Do Job & How to Do It: https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050
UN Reports Methane Must Stop https://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-methane-assessment-benefits-and-costs-mitigating-methane-emissions
