The 2012 Virginia General Assembly session saw a flurry of bills around Virginia's voluntary Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), both good and bad, and our efforts were met with mixed success. It is critical that our legislators know we are engaged and ready to come back next year.
As the largest electricity supplier in Virginia and the biggest non-party donor to state politicians, Dominion has a stranglehold on Virginia's energy policy.
Dominion's over-reliance on dirty fossil fuels makes it the biggest polluter of climate change-inducing gases in Virginia.
In Virginia and across the globe, people are feeling the effects of climate change. Whether it's severe storms, more frequent flooding or record-breaking temperatures, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Yet the media and general public aren't often making the connection between fossil fuels, climate change and its consequences.
Have you read an article on the issue of oil drilling off Virginia's coast? Submit a response Letter to the Editor urging development of our offshore wind resources instead.
Wind farms in the ocean off Virginia's coast could provide enough clean, renewable energy for a large portion of Virginia's power needs. To make this vision a reality, Dominion, the commonwealth's largest electric utility, has to lead the way. And to make sure they move quickly, they need to hear from you!
