“Slightly higher energy costs today are worth the investment if they lead to energy that is cleaner, reliable, affordable and safer down the road.”
Even before the disastrous oil spill now washing ashore in Louisiana, more than 80% of Virginians agreed with that statement regardless of their political persuasion. The finding comes from a poll released last month by the Watson Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University and funded by the Virginia Environmental Endowment. The same poll found that 77% of Virginians think the state should take steps to combat climate change. This after record snowfalls in much of the commonwealth (of course, NOAA reports that globally temperatures reached record highs this year).
Virginians aren’t anti-science luddites. They know the difference between climate and the weather. They know that pollution hurts people and wildlife. They know that clean energy from wind and solar has been available for decades and is long overdue in their communities.
You can help us make the case for a 21st-Century energy policy in Virginia. Come to one of our summer evening workshops—and bring a friend. Odds are your neighbors and coworkers already agree that something should be done.
Energy Solutions for the 21st Century Workshops (click below to register free of charge):
Save the Bay Photo Contest Hurry contest ends May 28th. What do you love most about the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers, and streams? This year’s contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers, and CBF is seeking photographs that illustrate the positive aspects of the Bay and its rivers and streams. We want to see your vision of the Bay region—from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore. Images depicting people, wildlife, recreation, and farms within the watershed region will all be considered.
Grants Manager – Civil War Preservation Trust
CWPT, the nation's largest battlefield land preservation organization, seeks an experienced professional for an immediate opening as a Grants Manger in its Real Estate Department. (Deadline: July 3, 2010)
Administrative and Outreach Coordinator - NoVA Outside
NoVa Outside, a new regional alliance, is seeking an administrative and outreach coordinator. NoVa Outside is an alliance of schools, universities, small businesses, nature centers, green groups, government agencies, and individuals. (Deadline: May 28, 2010)
Clean the Bay Day
Join the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for three hours in June to make your local waterway cleaner and healthier. The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams need volunteers to pick up litter around shorelines and waterways. Last year, with the help of our organizing partners, 7,022 volunteers removed 102 tons of debris from 475 miles of shoreline throughout the state! We challenge and invite you to become part of the solution, join this powerful effort, and show that an unhealthy Bay is unacceptable! By boat or on foot, gather your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and groups for a fun day and a worthwhile way to Save the Bay.
Grants Enhance the Environment in Virginia and Surrounding Regions
The mission of the Virginia Environmental Endowment is to improve the quality of the environment by using its capital to encourage all sectors to work together to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and promote environmental literacy. The Endowment provides grants to nonprofit organizations for programs conducted in the state of Virginia and in the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys of Kentucky and West Virginia. Specific grant programs include: the Virginia Program, the Virginia Mini-Grant Program, and the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys Program. The upcoming application deadline for all three of these programs is June 15, 2010. Visit the Endowment’s website to review the funding guidelines for each program.
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