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
Newsletter #116: ACP down on its knees – sign of the times!
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The ACP: An Unpermitted Pipeline
Despite the ACP’s uncertain future, its developers – Dominion and Duke Energy – have seized private property through eminent domain, felled swaths of forest, and spent $3.6 billion dollars! on this unnecessary boondoggle. The project is missing eight essential…
Newsletter #115: ACP seeks deadline extension; SCC withholds key permit for HIP; Artivism; PPC in DC
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Action Needed! Please Write FERC Tell them: No Way! Time’s up
Dominion has asked FERC for a 2 year extension on its expiring certificate to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Without the extension, No ACP construction could happen after October 13, 2020. Submit your comments to FERC by 5 pm on Thursday, July 2, 2020, asking FERC…
Victory Dance! Perhaps for the first time, SCC withholds key permit for unjust gas project
The times they are a changing… Thanks to years of cumulative persistence, resistance, insistence, networking, dedicated hard work, and the urgent climate crisis, our allies have accomplished what was not possible years ago. That said, the resistance to…
Sun Sing in Place Concert Series
Join ARTivism Virginia’s SUN SiNG Collective for their sixth and final concert in this series, which was on June 18. The week’s focus was on environmental justice, the fight to protect Union Hill and the Poor People’s Campaign and featured guest speaker Reverend Dr….
Our Friends
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.