New Virginia Economy Act Voted Down
Today, a Virginia House of Delegates committee voted against the New Virginia Economy Act, blocking the bill’s path to passage in this year’s short legislative session. Delegate Sam Rasoul’s New Virginia Economy Act, HB 469, would require that Virginia generate 100% of its electricity from clean renewables by 2035, and stop the approval of any large new fossil fuel projects next year.
In response, Food & Water Watch Southern Region Director Jorge Aguilar issued the following statement:
“Virginia needs to wake up. We are well into the final decade remaining to act on the climate crisis before its worst impacts are locked in. In the face of impending disaster, Governor Youngkin is prioritizing environmental and climate rollbacks over real action. Today’s vote to stop HB 469, the New Virginia Economy Act, is a missed opportunity to advance bold climate legislation through the House of Delegates.
As Governor Youngkin signals significant rollbacks of environmental protections and climate policies that have set Virginia on a path to addressing the climate crisis, the legislature must step up to the plate. While they have abdicated their responsibility to act seriously on climate this session, Virginians will continue to fight the fossil fuel projects coming online in our communities from the Chickahominy Pipeline and accompanying Chickahominy mega fracked gas plant to the massive 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline.”
February 10, 2022 @ 8:54 am
Well said Mr. Red Goat.
The end of the world according to these radicals has come and gone many times. Famine 1975!! The “New Ice Age…also 1975. The father of earth day…mass extinction by 1995. The seas will rise and destroy much of the coastline by the year 2000. Algore gave us 10 years in 1996, and now we have the woefully ignorant Ocasio-Cortez giving us 12 years unless her policies are enacted. Only those seeking power, influence, and money spout such lies. And only the blind follow the “science” that falters to the scientific method required for real science.
February 10, 2022 @ 6:23 am
Last year, 2021, Texas was hit with a cold snap that almost collapsed its energy grid and in turn threatened the lives of its citizens from exposure. Texas had decided to rely upon wind and solar sources to meet its energy needs last winter. IT FAILED! Without a dependable electrical base load, events similar to this will be repeated when renewable sources are relied upon to supply to our needs. That dependable source presently is nuclear and fossil fuel like it or not. The 100% move to renewables is not feasible in a large-scale way as seen by the mess in Texas. There has to be a series of demonstratable successes before leaping into this. Democrats like to mandate programs that sound great but in reality, is only virtue signaling. Let us learn from the Texas tragedy.