Author: Karen
We are Resilient!
Dear Supporters, First we want to say — you all are amazing. To consistently stand up in the face of overwhelming odds is a testament to the bravery, goodness, and tenacity of residents. The outcome was not a surprise. However, the ‘kabuki show’ in the last
dcist: Controversial Data Center Plan Passes In Prince William County After 27-Hour Hearing
Prince William Supervisors Approve Massive Data Center Project (dcist.com) Margaret Barthel Tyrone Turner After their public statement in support of the Digital Gateway, Beverly Davis, middle, is congratulated by others. His daughter, Beverly Parsons, is shown at left. Tyrone Turner / DCist/WAMU The Prince William Board of
Chap Petersen: “The Miracle of Manassas”
Dear Friends and Virginians: It was 161 years ago that the Union and Confederate armies clashed at the battle of Second Manassas. Since that time, the battlefield — the site of two major Civil War engagements – has remained uncluttered and undeveloped, a living monument
YouTube video: Coalition Press Conference with Counsel Chap Petersen 12/11/23 Digital Gateway Notification Violation
Press Conference Digital Gateway (youtube.com)
Coalition letter from Counsel to Wheeler: Digital Gateway Notification Violation
The below letter was sent at 11 AM on December 11, 2023 to the following: Chair Ann Wheeler; Supervisors Franklin, Bailey, Boddye, Angry, Weir, Lawson, Vega; Clerk of the BOCS; Senator-Elect Roem, Governor Youngkin, US Senators Kaine and Warner, and US Congresswoman Wexton. Chap Petersen,
BREAKING NEWS!
There was a time, early on in 2021 while we were deep in COVID with no way to organize, that hope was all we clung to. Hope in the belief that we would find a way to prevail against the industrial abomination of the Digital Gateway. With only days
Courage is found in unlikely places
Dear Supporters, When we shared that the arc of justice bends in our direction, we did not know that the Planning Staff, even under immense pressure, would not only recommend denial of all three rezoning applications to the Board of Supervisors, but that they would
Send email: Board of Supervisors: Digital Gateway – DEFER
Click on the yellow banner in the top of the form below to read the message. Enter your name and town in the form. Finally, click on the orange “Send Email” button at the bottom of the form. Your message will be sent to the
Letters to PJM regarding RTEP 2022 Window 3 proposed solution
LETTERS TO PJM REGARDING THE 2022 WINDOW 3 RECOMMENDED SOLUTION: As of 12/1/23 As of 12/3/23 As of 12/4/23 As of 12/5/23 20231128-opsi-letter-re-grid-reliability.ashx (pjm.com) 20231205-pjm-board-response-to-sierra-club-letter-regarding-pjm-interconnections-role-in-the-maryland-energy-transition.ashx 20231207 Talen Energy response to PJM letter to Sierra Club Md Office of People’s Counsel letter regarding PJM 2022 Window
Digital Gateway: American Indian Habitation History in the Gainesville, Virginia Region
American-Indian-History-Gainesville-VA-M-Howard-112723.pdf
Digital Gateway: Marble Hill – Thornton Lane History
Marble Hill Flat Iron Corner Thornton Lane History
Digital Gateway: Manassas National Battlefield Superintendent Response
Manassas-Battlefield-Superintendent-Response-Letter-092323.pdf
Digital Gateway: HOA Roundtable: Native American Cultural Resource Destruction Associated with the Prince William Digital Gateway
Letter-HOA-RT-American-Indian-Habitation-History-Gainesville-VA-120123.pdf
The Arc of Justice
Dear Supporters, We have a few important announcements. *************************************** Nearly a decade ago the Coalition to Protect PWC was formed to protect our homes, our property, our small businesses, our natural and cultural resources, and our pocketbooks from the power demands required by the data
Karen Sheehan Letter to PJM
December 4, 2023 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL The PJM Board of Managers Mark Takahashi, Chairman Manu Asthana, PJM President and CEO PJM Interconnection L.L.C. 2750 Monroe Boulevard Audubon, Pennsylvania 19408 RE: PJM 2022 Window 3 I request the PJM Board of Managers reject the
Inside Climate News: Virginia Environmental Groups Form New Data Center Reform Coalition, Call for More Industry Oversight
Virginia Environmental Groups Form New Data Center Reform Coalition, Call for More Industry Oversight – Inside Climate News
Richmond Times Dispatch: Virginia coalition calls for oversight of data centers
Virginia coalition calls for oversight of data centers (richmond.com)
Prince William Times: Virginia is banking on data centers, but some say growth should be more deliberate
Virginia is banking on data centers, but some say growth should be more deliberate | News | princewilliamtimes.com
We Are Relentless!
Dear Supporters, Virginia is at risk. It is not overstating to imagine that our once beautiful state will be consumed by hundreds of millions of sq feet of impervious concrete buildings, buzzing with the highest concentration of the planet’s digital footprint, dissected by endless miles of