MEDIA ALERT!   Bull Run Middle School Principal Cancels QTS ‘Town Hall’

Dear Community – Below is the latest and most updated information. QTS ‘Open House’ CANCELLED BUT PLEASE – BE PREPARED FOR MORE TWISTS AND TURNS. ********************************* Media Alert “Queen Ann” Wheeler Gives Favored Contractor “Royal Treatment” Executive director says: “Wheeler won’t heed citizens. QTS pushes their Read More …

Media Alert: QTS ‘Open House’ CANCELLED

“Queen Ann” Wheeler Gives Favored Contractor “Royal Treatment” Executive director says: “Wheeler won’t heed citizens. QTS pushes their propaganda.” School principal stands up for children and cancels QTS ‘Open House’   Haymarket, Virginia (April 17, 2023) – Citizens decrying Chair Wheeler’s efforts to industrialize rural Read More …

BREAKING NEWS: QTS Propaganda “Town Hall” April 18

You can’t make this stuff up! (Show up Tuesday night to protest! – see below) (Send this easy email to QTS leadership) QTS, possibly through some back channel, has been allowed last minute to plan their Digital Gateway propaganda campaign at Bull Run Middle School next Tuesday, April Read More …

Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal

Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal – The Piedmont Environmental Council (pecva.org) Posted on April 12, 2023 by PEC Contact: Julie Bolthouse, Director of Land Use Piedmont Environmental Council jbolthouse@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7042 Data Center along the W&OD Trail in Loudoun County. Generators are Read More …

DEQ Press Release: Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn

Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn | News Releases | Virginia DEQ   Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn April 12, 2023 Contact: Aaron Proctor (804) 356-4309 Aaron.Proctor@deq.virginia.gov CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY LOCAL VARIANCE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WITHDRAWN    RICHMOND, VA – DEQ Read More …

LoudounNow: ‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All

‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All | News | loudounnow.com ‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All Renss Greene Apr 12, 2023 Farmland just outside Purcellville adjacent to Hirst Farm, a subdivision at the edge of town limits. Read More …

Loudoun Times-Mirror: Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators

Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators | News | loudountimes.com By Coy Ferrell cferrell@loudountimes.com March 30, 2023 The newest addition to CloudHQ’s Ashburn data center campus is seen under construction March 20, 2023 from Waxpool Road. Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell Read More …

WIRED: These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft

These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft | WIRED March 30, 2023 Tech giants want to build massive, “hyperscale” data centers in the Netherlands. A popular political movement wants them stopped. PHOTOGRAPH: MAKE MORE AERIALS/SHUTTERSTOCK Microsoft’s Agriport cloud data center in Middenmeer, Netherlands. As soon Read More …

Virginia Mercury: Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t

Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t – Virginia Mercury BY: NED OLIVER – NOVEMBER 13, 2018 5:35 PM Gov. Ralph Northam made a video announcing Amazon’s new headquarters in Northern Virginia, borrowing Read More …

Bacon’s Rebellion: A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics

A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics | Bacon’s Rebellion (baconsrebellion.com) By Dick Hall-Sizemore March 6, 2023 Ivy Main, in a recent commentary in the Virginia Mercury, identified a change in the power dynamic of Virginia politics that is taking place: “Amazon is the new Dominion.” Amazon’s presence Read More …

Commentary: A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury

A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury Of the roughly 60 energy bills I followed this session, only a handful made it to the governor’s desk. Ivy Main MARCH 2, 2023 12:06 AM For Read More …