by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 16, 2023 | Gold Mining
After a lengthy battle against a national pipeline, residents of Central Virginia face a new ecological threat – gold mining. Photography by Karen Kasmauski; Written by Dori Rathmell Published April 13, 2023 Check out this well informed, beautifully photographed...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2022 | Gold Mining
Friends of Buckingham (FOB), in partnership with the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) have lead a steady drive to keep a spotlight on the gold mining issue, by encouraging Buckingham residents to submit letters to the editor (LTE). Many of the LTEs have been...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 1, 2022 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process
Wow! Buckingham Board of Supervisors can do the right thing and protect the county from industrial gold mining! #Ourpointexactly So sayeth Joe Lerch, the director of local government policy for the Virginia Association of Counties at the meeting of the State Agency...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 5, 2021 | Gold Mining
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 Buckingham, VA – Friends of Buckingham, a community advocacy group known for its work to protect Buckingham County and the community of Union Hill from the now-canceled Atlantic Coast pipeline, applauds the passing of...