More Pros and Cons for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Newsplex)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NEWSPLEX) — The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been generating contention because of its path through parts of Nelson County. On Monday, U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking for more public meetings in Nelson and Augusta counties to allow residents more chances to comment. Click Here for […]
“EPA’s Clean Power Plan doesn’t allow Virginia to take credit for existing nuclear plans” Pam Faggert, Chief Environmental Officer for Dominion Resources
“EPA’s Clean Power Plan doesn’t allow Virginia to take credit for existing nuclear plans” Pam Faggert, Chief Environmental Officer for Dominion Resources at the Virginia Energy & Sustainability Conference on April 15 https://youtu.be/dl0nKFWVCMA?t=19m43s
Governor McAuliffe notes current EPA Clean Power Plan “does not give us credit for nuclear. To me, that makes no sense.”
Governor McAuliffe notes current EPA Clean Power Plan “does not give us credit for nuclear. To me, that makes no sense.” Virginia Energy & Sustainability Conference on April 15 https://youtu.be/iC5W5orRzjY?t=16m38s
Virginia’s Fortune 500 Sustainability Directors share their innovative business approaches to sustainability
Virginia’s Fortune 500 Sustainability Directors share their innovative business approaches to sustainability at the Virginia Energy & Sustainability Conference on April 15. https://youtu.be/jbvs9HgqoLU?t=36m
VA Chamber Submits Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Support of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will support jobs and economic development throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. VCC letter to FERC. Pipeline. April 2015
Dixon Hughes Goodman Ranked in Top 20 by Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. Survey for Corporate Giving
Richmond, VA, April 17, 2015 —Dixon Hughes Goodman “DHG”, one of the nation’s top 20 CPA and Advisory firms, expressed the firm’s commitment to philanthropy in the RVA community with receipt of a corporate philanthropy award this week at Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. event. In 2014, DHG supported the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with combined donations […]
Canon is looking at new kinds of businesses and is looking to the area’s labor market for highly skilled workers that are tough to find. The company wants to market its expertise in automating production lines, recycling and making complicated shapes from plastics to other businesses, and says it needs employees who can figure out […]
Virginia named one of the top 10 states for encouraging innovation (Virginia Business)
Virginia is ranked among the top 10 states in the nation on a scorecard that grades support for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The inaugural Innovation Scorecard developed by the Arlington-based Consumer Electronics Association examined how the legal, regulatory and business climates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia welcomed and encouraged innovation during […]
Governor, energy companies say they want more lenient clean power plan (RTD)
Energy executives lined up Tuesday to slam a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to sharply cut carbon dioxide emissions. The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan would force Virginia to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 38 percent by 2030. Much of the reduction in emissions would need to happen by 2020, when the EPA […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 4.8.15
Next Wednesday, April 15th, legislators will return to Richmond for the General Assembly’s Veto Session to take action on bills that Governor McAuliffe amended or vetoed. Two bills that we supported during the 2015 session, HB1608 and HB2395 were vetoed. The bills would need a 2/3 majority vote to override the vetoes next week. Click Here for Entire 4.8.15 Chamber […]
