Conservation Issues

There are a lot of issues needing attention. We focus on those having significant impact on climate change, and the local environment. Yes, we care about what is happening beyond our area, but are most effective locally, where we know the playing field, players, relevant history, politics, geography and more.

We also try not to bite off more than we can chew with our available time and energy.

Mountain Valley Pipeline

Mountain Valley Pipeline Update This is a three-part disaster. First, the laying of the pipe caused monumental damage due to the significant environmental harm, and also due to the disruptive, costly, and stressful impact on the...

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...

Nuclear Energy

POSITION STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR ENERGY THE SIERRA CLUB, ROANOKE GROUP The Sierra Club Roanoke Group opposes new nuclear reactor projects for energy production in Virginia for the following reasons: There is still no way to safely...