Opportunity to tell your lawmakers to get with the program on clean energy
Tonight at 6:30, make a difference at the Clean Energy Bright Future Rally. You can join the Virginia Climate Campaign in letting lawmakers know how you feel before the Senate considers climate and environment legislation. The rally also aims to inform citizens of clean energy’s benefits and whatnot. Tonight’s speakers are: Senator A. Donald McEachin […]
Tonight at 6:30, make a difference at the Clean Energy Bright Future Rally. You can join the Virginia Climate Campaign in letting lawmakers know how you feel before the Senate considers climate and environment legislation. The rally also aims to inform citizens of clean energy’s benefits and whatnot.
Tonight’s speakers are:
Senator A. Donald McEachin (VA – 9)
Rabbi Ben Romer, Congregation Or Ami
Ron Hartzheim, Geothermal Expert with Town & Country Mechanical
Ken Schaal, Founder of Commonwealth Solar, LLC.
Thursday, September 17, 6:30-7:30 pm at Monroe Park. For more information, see Repower, Refuel, and Rebuild Virginia.
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Went to rally and it was good. However it could be better. We need to hold local leadership more accountable.
For example, VCU says it is holding off (read: stalling) on a lot of it’s renewable energy plans while it evaluates its ‘carbon neutral’ plan. It has set some sort of renewable energy committment to 40 years from now. Granted, Trani’s expansionism has left Rao without much, if any, room in VCU’s physical plant budget, but let’s hear him commit to more renewable energy.
Its not just VCU either. It kills me to see City Council people get up and speak on this topic while so many municipal and public buildings lack solar. Think about it- Richmond just opened this huge performing arts complex for millions and millions of taxpayer dollars and yet where is the green building and solar panels for it? NJ and other states are far, far ahead in putting solar on top of their public school buildings, improving facilities and saving taxpayers millions over time. We need students and citizens to speak up and DEMAND renewable energy (in Richmond, that largely means types of solar) NOW!
Dominion Power gives most of the local politicians campaign donations, and if we expect Dominion to lead with renewable energy, we will be waiting a long, long time. Remember, their Enron-style trading floor on the James River was designed with a sloping south-facing roof line with solar in mind by the architect, but when the time came for Dominion to buy the panels for it, they balked.
Keep pushing for clean energy NOW!!!!!!!!!