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22 Virginia legislators urge Gov. Northam to suspend construction on MVP

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  • – WFXR-TV – 8-6-20
Daniel Shaffer August 14, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans

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  • – Greentech Media – 2/11/20
Daniel Shaffer February 14, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Virginia Lawmakers Move to Dismantle Energy Monopoly

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  • – Courthouse News Services – 1/9/20
  • Related:
  • Proposed bills could eat into Dominion Energy’s excess earnings and end the monopoly
Daniel Shaffer January 17, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Letter from Grassroots Progressive, Enviro Groups Urges Virginia Democratic Legislators to Aggressively Address the Climate Crisis

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  • – Blue Virginia – 1/11/20
Daniel Shaffer January 17, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Natural gas development is speeding up in Virginia. Legislators will have to square that with state climate goals.

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 12/30/19
Daniel Shaffer January 10, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Charitable Gifts by Utilities Used to Win Public Support, New Study Says

In a first-of-its-kind analysis, the Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) has examined the philanthropic contributions of 10 leading investor-owned electric utilities in the U.S. EPI found that “all of these major utilities use their charitable giving to manipulate politics,

Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

“Strings Attached”: New Report Examines How Dominion, Other Utilities “Use Charitable Giving to Influence Politics and Increase Investor Profits”

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  • – Blue Virginia – 12/11/19
Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Senior advisor to lawmakers: Gov. Cooper’s office didn’t meddle in DEQ permitting of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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  • – The Progressive Pulse – 11/8/19
  • Related:
  • GOP swings and misses with pipeline attacks on Cooper
Daniel Shaffer November 15, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

3 E’s: The Top 3 Climate Action Items for VA Leaders in 2020

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  • – Natural Resources Defense Council – 11/9/19
Daniel Shaffer November 15, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

New Analysis Reveals ACP Owners Have Spent Over $109 Million in Lobbying

“A trio of utility giants building a natural gas pipeline that would cut across the Appalachian Trail has spent more than $109 million lobbying federal lawmakers and officials since the $7.8 billion project was unveiled five years ago,” according to an analysis by MapLight,

Daniel Shaffer September 30, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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