Momentum against the pipelines grows!
Virginia Democratic Committees Issue Joint Statement about Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline
ROANOKE, VA- The Roanoke County Democratic Committee in conjunction with many Democratic Committees & Chairs, joined the Democratic voices from Arlington and Loudoun Democratic Committees, to urge the Commonwealth to stop the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines. These pipelines pose a clear threat to our Commonwealth’s drinking water, and is an abuse of eminent domain.
Virginia Democratic Committees and Chairs Joint Statement Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline
“We, the undersigned Virginia Democratic Committees and Chairs, do hereby call for Governor Ralph Northam, Attorney General Mark Herring, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to do all they can to stop the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines. These two pipelines are a clear abuse of eminent domain laws, as they do not benefit the people whose property is being irreparably damaged, and as they will potentially deprive surrounding areas of life-sustaining drinking water, as well as recreation and tourism dollars. The two pipelines will serve to move finite resources through unstable terrain to benefit the natural gas pipeline and utility companies involved in the project. The fact is, the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipeline represent the death rattle of an obsolete industry, one being rapidly overtaken by clean energy sources like wind and solar, and pose a clear threat to Virginia’s groundwater and waterways.
Throughout his political career, Governor Northam has shown great concern regarding environmental abuses in the Chesapeake Bay and has strongly supported efforts aimed at removing phosphorus, nitrates and other pollutants from the Bay. As a result, today the Bay is doing much better, with vegetation now growing in areas that were once barren. We are grateful for Governor Northam’s foresight and efforts in this area, and implore him to also protect the rest of the state’s waters from environmental damage. We have seen the destruction that fossil fuel pipelines can cause to fragile ecosystems and to drinking water sources in other states. Our citizens should not be forced to hand over Virginia’s pristine landscape and safe drinking water to corporate profiteers who care little, if at all, for the well-being of our communities.
Other states have taken a stand to stop natural gas pipelines, and now we urge Governor Northam to do the same here in Virginia. Protect our land. Protect our drinking water. Protect our legacy. Protect Virginia.”
Sincerely,
| Susan Cloeter Roanoke County Democratic Committee | Stephen Niamke Roanoke City Democratic Committee |
| Denise Hurst Franklin County Democratic Committee | Steve Foreman Warren County Democratic Committee |
| Julie Hensley Scott County Democratic Committee | April Moore Shenandoah Democratic Committee |
| Rebecca Daly Charlotte County Democratic Executive Committee | Steven Mcbride Salem City Democratic Committee Chair |
| Michelle Watkins Rockbridge County Democratic Committee Chair | Kenny Boddye Occoquan County Democratic Committee Chair |
| Gene Zitver Lexington City Democratic Committee Chair | Larry Stopper Nelson County Democratic Committee Chair |
| Ren LeVally Madison County Democratic Committee Chair | Maria Childress 6th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair |
| Larry & Virginia Jackson Fauquier County Democratic Committee Chair | Dr. Frank Kober Northumberland County Democratic Committee Chair |
| Carol King Craig County Democratic Committee Chair | Taikein Cooper Prince Edward County Democratic Chair |
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