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We have the tools to save the planet from climate change. Politics is getting in the way, new IPCC report says

Card – NPR – 4/4/22

Daniel Shaffer April 12, 2022 Big Picture Read more

As War Rages, A Struggle to Balance Energy Crunch and Climate Crisis

Card – The New York Times – 3/10/22 Related: Russia crisis may drive a U.S. natural gas surge

Daniel Shaffer March 15, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Pricing carbon is vital to US climate goals and politically unlikely, but there is another way, analysts say

Card – Utility Dive – 11/24/21

Daniel Shaffer December 3, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Think Climate Change Is Messy? Wait Until Geoengineering

Card – Wired – 11/30/21

Daniel Shaffer December 3, 2021 Big Picture Read more

What sank the Atlantic Coast Pipeline? It wasn’t just environmentalism.

Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/8/21

Daniel Shaffer July 11, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Mountain Valley Pipeline follows familiar playbook: Push pollution into poor and minority communities

Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/2/21

Daniel Shaffer July 11, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Dominion Energy nearly quadruples Virginia political contributions from 2018 to 2020

Card – Energy and Policy Institute – 1/28/21

Daniel Shaffer February 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Paying Politicians to Criminalize Protest

Card – OtherWords – 12/2/20

Daniel Shaffer December 4, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Can the Clean Energy Industry Deliver On the Biden-Sanders Climate Plan?

Card – Greentech Media – 7/9/20

Daniel Shaffer July 10, 2020 Big Picture 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, policies

Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more
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ABRA CONSERVATION HUB 

ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing access to critical information needed for effective public involvement in environmental review and oversight.

Following the defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020, ABRA initiated the Conservation Hub to support informed public engagement with the broader range of environmental issues confronting the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Mountain region. The Conservation Hub builds on the analysis and information sharing capacity achieved through ABRA’s Pipeline CSI project during the years of ACP opposition.

The Conservation Hub is based on the use of GIS mapping to provide details and context for land development projects and management practices that involve risk of environmental harm, as well as for environmental preservation and restoration initiatives. The Conservation Hub also provides access to regulatory documents and assessments related to specific projects or issues.

Multiple Conservation Hub sites, focused on individual projects or issues, have been developed collaboratively with ABRA’s partners and allies. Going forward, we invite conservation groups, individuals, and communities to provide ideas for new Hub sites and GIS mapping that can contribute to informed public engagement on behalf of environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.

ABRA

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance Is dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and the surrounding  Central Appalachian Highlands of Virginia and West Virginia.

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Rick Webb, Executive Director
Dan Shaffer, GIS Administrator

Post Office Box 96
Monterey, Virginia 24465

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