The mission of the Friends of Buckingham is to protect the natural environment and cultural heritage of Buckingham County.
For over a decade, we have had great successes: We helped to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Learn about our history and join us to stop the looming threats.
Valley Link
The proposed Valley Link transmission line would cut a 200-foot-wide corridor through Buckingham County, threatening farms, forests, property rights, and the health of our communities. Residents across the region are speaking out against this undemocratic and harmful land grab. Together we can make a difference!
Don’t let this plan occur!
Gold Mining
We have the right and the responsibility to protect the health, water, air and land of rural Buckingham and potentially millions of Commonwealth residents along the Virginia Gold-Pyrite Belt and downstream from the well known ravages of industrial gold mining.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Cumberland Gas Plant
For residents of Buckingham and surrounding counties who have spent years living with the environmental and industrial footprint of large-scale energy projects, the Cumberland proposal deepens concerns that rural communities are increasingly facing even greater industrialization and environmental risks as Dominion accelerates its energy buildout.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Industrial Solar
Virginia forests are being destroyed to make way for solar power plants. Thousands of acres have been lost and many more thousands are on the chopping block. Home to countless plants and animals, forests also clean our air and protect our water. The trees, vegetation, and soil of forests are vitally important for a healthy world.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Events – These Affect Buckingham County Lives
News
Questions remain on Dominion’s proposed pipeline
Federal regulators are poised to approve the hotly contested Atlantic Coast Pipeline that would stretch for 600 miles from West Virginia, through Virginia and on to North Carolina. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has completed a generally…
Path of the PipelineUtilities in Virginia and North Carolina are pushing an unnecessary pipeline, despite intense opposition from local communities. These are the stories of the people who will pay the price for Dominion’s and Duke’s wasteful project.
Utilities in Virginia and North Carolina are pushing an unnecessary pipeline, despite intense opposition from local communities. These are the stories of the people who will pay the price for Dominion’s and Duke’s wasteful project. View video Southern Environmental…
New pipelines report shows the ACP is part of a widespread, systemic market failure
Photo courtesy of Chris Tandy. Anyone who examines the corporate deals that underlie the Atlantic Coast Pipeline comes away with a strong sense of looking at a broken regulatory system. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is supposed to approve only those…
The Governor needs to hear from you today.
Dear Friends of Buckingham, Barely a week ago, hundreds of Virginians across the state did something they had never done before. They protested simultaneously for two straight days in seven Virginia cities against Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his proposed fracked-gas…
Senator’s write letters to FERC
Sen. Capito, et.al. letter to FERC – 9-20-17 ABRA Statement on ACP letter to FERC – 9-8-17 (1) Posted by Nelson Bailey
ABRA Update #148 09.21.2017
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