Mountain Valley Pipeline
Mountain Valley Pipeline would:
Increase our dependence on fossil fuels and fracking. Studies estimate the typical fracking “spillage” (release) of methane to be up to 9% of production. Natural gas is 98% methane, a colorless, odorless gas...
Clean Energy
The Roanoke Group actively supports utility scale wind and solar energy. Distributed energy is an important part, but not the full solution.
Rail Solution
The I-81 Corridor has been a significant route of travel and trade for centuries.
It was heavily used before Europeans arrived. They called it the “great warrior’s path,” then the “Great Road,” stretching from New York to Georgia. Defined...
Fracking
Fracking is a process of fracturing subterranean shale deposits to free methane by high-pressure injection of a water-chemical mix.
Fracking
• Uses large volumes of fresh water (2.7 million to 15 million gallons per well) with major impact...
Uranium Mining
Since the mid-eighties the Virginia General Assembly has had in effect a ban on uranium mining in Virginia. Recently, a Canadian company has bought the rights to mine property in Pittsylvania County for uranium. In order for that to happen the state...