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
Natural Gas Industry Brings A Fake Grassroots Group To Eastern Pipeline Fights
The industry-funded Your Energy is trying to mobilize a movement to counter pipeline protesters. Amid intensifying fights over new natural gas pipelines in Virginia, New Jersey and New England, the gas industry is ramping up its defense with a new front group meant…
DOMINION ENERGY PULLS OUT ALL STOPS FOR PIPELINE WIN
On May 12, just weeks before Democrats and Republicans in Virginia will vote in primaries for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, Thomas Farrell, the head of Dominion Energy, Inc. sent a letter to its 76,000 current and retired employees and…
Stalled Nexus pipeline to be subject of town hall meeting in Ann Arbor
Readers may recall our piece from March, about resistance to the proposed construction of the Nexus pipeline. The pipeline, in which DTE Energy is part owner, is essentially intended to carry natural gas fracked from the western Pennsylvania area to the Dawn Hub in…
Leech: ‘We deserve safety’
Everyone who lives within miles of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) should be concerned about safety. The company assures us that the ACP will be safe. However, most of the area through which the ACP passes is considered “low consequence” because there are…
Group planning anti-pipeline rally after surveyors kicked off a property
ROANOKE, VA – A group opposed to the Mountain Valley Pipeline is hosting an event this weekend, and gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello will be there to support them. Bold Alliance representative Carolyn Reilly says just last week, she had to get sheriff’s deputies…
ABRA Update # 133 – 06/08/2017
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Piedmont Environmental Council
Protecting and restoring the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, while building stronger, more sustainable communities.
Southern Environmental Law Center
The Southern Environmental Law Center is a team of more than 120 legal and policy experts working in nine offices across six states and in Washington D.C.
Virginia Conservation Network
Provides collaborative work in engaging with their partners in creating strong environmental policy at the state legislative level.
Appalachian Voices
Grassroots advocacy for clean energy, strong communities, and a healthy environment.
Virginia Organizing
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives.