The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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By Rose Murphy August 4, 2017 The battle to keep Dominion Energy from running 110-foot-tall power lines through the Carver Road area populated mainly by descendants of freed slaves continued July 18 when residents held a press conference at McCoart Government Center to ask Prince
August 4, 2017 If you haven’t been following the news on the proposed Dominion power lines through Gainesville and Haymarket closely, here are the recent developments. The project proposes the installation of 100-foot-high towers carrying 230,0000-volt power lines from a Gainesville substation to a new
WVTF: Can the Atlantc Coast Pipeline be stopped? By Sandy Hausman • Aug 3, 2017 Related Program: Pipeline Prospects: Where does it go from here? <img src=”http://wvtf.org/sites/wvtf/files/styles/default/public/201708/picketing-1.jpg” alt=”Environmental activists protested outside of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s offices in Richmond for 3 days in October 2016.
By Lee Carter – August 4, 2017 It’s not often that Corey Stewart and I are on the same side of an issue, but as they say, “a stopped clock is right twice a day”. Dominion Energy is currently embroiled in controversy for a number
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Another federal lawsuit filed over Dominion’s James River transmission line By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Aug 3, 2017 Preservationists say this view of the James River near Jamestown has been largely unchanged since the 1600s. Dominion’s transmission line would go over the river.
Virginian Pilot: Natural gas pipeline in Chesapeake By Victoria Bourne The Virginian-Pilot Aug 3, 2017 Updated Aug 4, 2017 Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot An aerial look at the Georgetown section of Chesapeake, on Monday, July 31, 2017, where Virginia Natural Gas proposes to
Where’s the Need? So many people want to discuss, debate, and argue about what route should be used for Dominion Energy’s Haymarket, Va. transmission line and substation project in Prince William County. This is understandable. Affected residents and businesses are trying to protect their
Daily KOS: Amazon needs land taking from elderly Black folk By wagatwe Thursday Aug 03, 2017 · 1:29 PM EDT The people of the Carver Road community in Haymarket, Virginia have a strong, proud history. It’s a predominantly Black, working-class neighborhood that’s home to families
Dominion Energy placed the following full page ad in local newspapers, including the Washington Post, on 8/2/17 It says: Because of new economic development in Prince William County, Dominion Energy needs to build a new power line to serve both homes and new businesses. We
Derecho: The more things change, the more Dominion stays the same As I was digging through some old notes and links I happened upon a post from about ten years ago written by Citizen Tom regarding the proposed PWC portion of the Meadow Brook to Loudoun
Our PWC Board of Supervisors passed a resolution questioning the need for the Haymarket project, at their final meeting of the summer – unanimous by voting members (Supervisor Caddigan was absent). Our Coalition of communities throughout Haymarket and Gainesville has been out front in challenging
Roanoke Times: Pipeline analysis dramatically underestimates forest impacts
WJLA: Dispute pitting neighbors against power company and Amazon http://wjla.com/news/local/dispute-pitting-neighbors-against-power-company-and-amazon-in-prince-william-co by Richard Reeve/ABC7 Monday, July 31st 2017 Haymarket, Va (ABC7) – Along rural, quiet Carver Road in Haymarket, the signs sit in front of Christine Moore’s house. “Attention Dominion Energy,” they read. “Private
The Derecho Blog: Dominion CEO makes it personal Having entered the desperation and panic phase, I guess Chuck Penn soiling his shorts was not enough for Dominion Energy. They then ratcheted up their PR campaign with an ad hominem attack in the form of an
Thanks to people from neighborhoods throughout the affected Haymarket and Gainesville area who showed up on a rainy Saturday, July 29, carrying hand-made signs calling out Amazon and Dominion, supporting the protest organized by Carver Road residents at Dominion Energy’s facility in Herndon!
Wash Post OpEd: Standing in the way of improving a county’s power By Robert M. Blue July 28 at 4:00 PM Robert M. Blue is president and chief executive of Dominion Energy Power Delivery Group. Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart (R) recently
Prince William Times: New Dominion Transmission Line Project at Possum Point
Del. Marshall SCC – Dominion Need Letter 070317
Haymarket In light of recent events, we have sent a letter to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors along with filing a motion with the State Corporation Commission asking to pause the current proceeding. We also have sent a letter updating property owners along
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion gets delay… By: Robert Zullo Richmond Times-Dispatch July 26, 2017 Dominion Energy, facing a wave of determined opposition from local government, a pair of state lawmakers and residents over a planned 230-kilovolt Prince William County transmission line and associated infrastructure intended to