MVP – Loudoun Climate Project

Huge week of MVP Opposition

September 10, 2022March 3, 2024
by chris

Loudoun, we’re doing everything we can to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and it’s been a whirlwind of a week. We were in DC on Thursday the 8th to join pipeline fighters from all over the region. It wasn’t known at the time, but some of us ended up in a photo used in a news article.

Sanders blasts permitting reform as Democrats’ divide grows

A couple of Loudouns pipeline fighters are in the photograph at the top of this article.

On Saturday the 10th, we had a small rally in Leesburg to keep the momentum going, and bring some energy from the rally on the 8th home to Loudoun.

Our work continues. Information is at http://loudounclimate.org/mvp

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Natalie Pien Honored by Appalachian Voices

March 22, 2022March 3, 2024
by chris

Loudoun Climate Project is proud to share Appalachian Voices’ recent acknowledgement of our President and Co-Founder, Natalie Pien. Since attending the 2017 VA State Water Control Board hearings for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Natalie has worked to bring the fight against them to Loudoun County. A former Environmental Scientist and retired public school science teacher, Natalie is guided by science, education, and science-based policy making. Since founding Loudoun Climate Project’s predecessor 350 Loudoun, Natalie has been sounding the climate crisis alarm regarding: its anthropogenic causes; the need to stop greenhouse gas emissions by keeping fossil fuels in the ground; and advocating for a rapid transition to renewable sources of energy in order to avert the worst outcomes.

It’s clear that regular people like you, me, and Natalie Pien can accomplish amazing things. Regular people can fight the fossil fuel industry and defeat the kinds of projects that ravage communities and increase the warming of the planet. However, none of us does that alone. We’re grateful to our coalition partner Appalachian Voices, and look forward to our next opportunity to work together to advance environmental justice, and stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

On such an auspicious occasion, Natalie had this to say:

While I appreciate this recognition, I am humbled to be included with a group of stellar women. I just try to do my best to make a difference.

We agree with Appalachian Voices and think Natalie’s pretty great as well. We invite Loudouners to join us in congratulating her on this well deserved acknowledgement!

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Violation Vigil

December 12, 2021March 3, 2024
by chris

On 12/11/2021 Loudoun Climate Project joined hundreds of pipeline fighters from across Virginia and West Virginia in Richmond to read 2 of over 300 environmental violations the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has received from Virginia’s department of Environmental Quality.

On December 14th, the Virginia State Water Control Board, an independent regulatory body tasked with administering the state’s water laws will vote on whether to issue MVP a water crossing permit under section 401 of the clean water act.

It is imperative the State Water Control Board deny MVP’s permit. The emissions from the MVP would be equivalent to building 23 new coal-fired power plants, at a time when our collective future depends on the world immediately taking all available actions to address the deepening climate crisis.

There has been no reasonable assurance, no past compliance, and there should be no MVP.

Category: MVP

Huge week of MVP Opposition

Natalie Pien Honored by Appalachian Voices

Violation Vigil