Mothers Out Front Prince William County, VA

03/18/2024

Earlier this week Senators Hashmi, Bagby and Aird as well as Delegates Gardner, Jones, McQuinn, Carr, Cousins, and Willett issued a joint statement expressing their opposition to the Dominion gas plant.

Add your name here in opposition to the Dominion gas plant and sign the petition below!

About the plant:
Dominion Energy is trying to walk back their promise on clean air and climate by building a large methane gas plant in already overburdened Chesterfield County Virginia.The $500 million proposed power plant is a clear violation of Dominion's promise to focus towards renewable energy sources and to comply with the Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2019. If approved, the location of this power plant would be in the heart of the African-American community. Worse still, according to the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club the plant will run on noxious fuel oil shipped down the James River, spewing black clouds of toxic air pollutants just one mile from an elementary school, leaving both children and African-Americans disproportionately impacted by this plant.

Dominion is asking Virginians to pay for this unnecessary source of energy with their health.

ACTION ITEMS:
Sign the petition here to say NO to Dominion's gas plant:

07/28/2022

05/25/2022

Our statement on yesterday's Texas school shooting. We hold the parents close to our hearts today. We demand action to end this tragic and senseless loss of lives.

05/23/2022

Tonight, Monday May 23rd, 7PM join us for our general meeting! We will host a special presentation by H.E.A.L., a student-led advocacy group in PWC.
https://va.mothersoutfront.org/pwcmeeting0522

You will also learn what we are doing for climate action in Prince William County, how to ensure our kids breathe cleaner air at school and how to get involved in our efforts!

Register here for the Zoom link, then invite your friends! https://va.mothersoutfront.org/pwcmeeting0522

Virginia

05/12/2022

This Saturday, we are going for a walk with our friends at Bull Run Unitarian Universalist and we hope you can join us!

The mayor of Manassas, Michelle Davis-Younger, has invited everyone to walk with her on Saturday mornings from Osbourn High School to the Farmers Market, from 8:30-9:30am.

Everyone who cares about sustainability is encouraged to walk with the mayor this Saturday. (Wear something green, if you can.)
Why cheerlead sustainability in Manassas now?

Manassas city staff are developing a sustainability plan. It will address climate change and propose how Manassas can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, citywide.

Reducing emissions to 50% of the 2005 level by 2030 (eight years from now; the clock is ticking...) is a commitment made by Manassas and the other 23 jurisdictions in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in 2020.

Manassas staff are being wonderfully proactive... but they're staff. They needs champions on City Council to support their effort. Elected officials can adopt policies and budgets to implement the sustainability plan. Greening up Manassas can save $$$ in the long run, but requires an upfront investment to insulate buildings, install LED lights, buy electric vehicles, create a bike/pedestrian network for making short trips without firing up a car, etc. Without City Council support, the plan will just gather dust on the shelf...

Hope to see you there!

NOTE: there will be a Bike Exploration Month tent at the Farmer's Market - see details And wait, there's more! The Manassas Viking Festival starts at 10:00am at the museum/Harris Pavilion.

04/22/2022

This we’re celebrating by pushing our leaders to finally deliver
🌎Climate action that meets the scale of the crisis
📉Lower energy bills
📈Millions of union energy & care jobs
Join us TOMORROW outside the White House to :

President Biden and Congress are finally on the edge of taking climate action at the scale the crisis demands – creating millions of union clean energy and care jobs, racial, economic, and environmental justice are all on the line. But they won’t take action without a push from us! Sign the Figh...

04/18/2022

This year we’re celebrating by taking to the streets to demand our leaders finally deliver on climate, care, jobs, and justice! Sign up today to join us in DC this Saturday to :

RALLY FOR CLIMATE, CARE, JOBS AND JUSTICE President Biden and Congress are finally on the edge of taking climate action at the scale the crisis demands – creating millions of union clean energy and care …

03/21/2022

Join us tonight at 7PM for our general meeting to talk idle-free schools and sustainability efforts in Prince William County!

Register here for Zoom link!:

Virginia

03/14/2022

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30pm, the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to comment on the county budget.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

We will be asking the Board to include funds in the budget to expand the Office of Energy and Sustainability, to quickly implement a climate action plan for PWC and help us reduce harmful emissions and achieve the county's clean energy goals.

Sign up to speak virtually by 5PM TODAY or show up in person. You can find the link to sign up as well as talking points by clicking the link below, then share with friends!

REGISTRATION LINK FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING : https://bit.ly/31IzFwQ Deadline to register will be 5PM on March 14th in order to speak As PWC staff is currently writing recommendations for our County’s budget for this year, we will be speaking...

02/28/2022

Don't have any plans this weekend? Join the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District and Mothers Out Front for a Neabsco Creek cleanup this Saturday!

Please register here. Select one of the sites when you register, and then check-in at that site on the day of the cleanup.

02/15/2022

BREAKING: Prince William County has hired Giulia Manno as the new Environmental and Energy Sustainability Officer in the Office of Executive Management. Ms. Manno has over 10 years of experience in supporting large institutions and communities in reducing their environmental footprint.

https://princewilliamliving.com/prince-william-county-hires-new-environmental-and-energy-sustainability-officer/