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Promises Broken: Governor Northam’s Inaugural Address
by Glen Besa, retired director of the Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club
It was chilly that day less than one year ago when Ralph...
Did Mark Herring mention the environment, climate change in his announcement for governor? Did...
As I scanned numerous articles relating to the announcement this week that Attorney General Mark Herring will be running for Governor in 2021, I...
Two Numbers: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Would More than Double Dominion Energy Virginia’s Current...
24 million tons per year, total current carbon emissions from Dominion's existing Virginia based power plants in 2018
30 million tons per year, carbon pollution from...
Bad News for Governor Northam- Pipeline Opposition Is NOT Going Away!
by Glen Besa
By saying he did not have a position on the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines over the months since his election...
Three Numbers Show Why Governor Northam’s Climate Math Doesn’t Add Up
by Glen Besa
Governor Northam's efforts to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) are laudable, but if Virginia is to honestly address climate change,...
An Open Letter to Gov. Northam: Doing the Climate Math in Virginia
by Glen Besa
Dear Governor Northam:
I assume you've been briefed on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new report, Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees Celsius....
Running on the Sun: Pairing Electric Vehicles with Solar Power
by Glen Besa
If you haven’t heard about the report issued this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, you need to check it...
IPCC Report Is Required Reading for Governor Ralph Northam on Climate Change
by Glen Besa
Last night, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its Summary for Policymakers of its Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC.
This report...
BREAKING: McAuliffe Administration Secretly Weakened Water Standards at Dominion’s Request
The environmental public interest law firm, Southern Environmental Law Center, has uncovered another "gift" that the Governor Terry McAuliffe Administration gave Dominion Energy CEO...
Let’s Make a Deal: An Outside Observer’s Suggestion to Governor Northam for securing Medicaid...
At the outset, let me say I have no insider knowledge nor am I speaking for anyone other than myself. But as a past...
