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| Richmond – This morning, President Obama announced the cancellation of the proposed lease sale 220 off of the Virginia coast. The president’s announcement comes amid public outrage over the ongoing BP oil spill. Environment Virginia Advocate J.R. Tolbert issued the following statement: | |
| Richmond, VA – In response to the recent oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico the U.S. Senate attempted to vote today on a measure that would have raised the liability of oil companies from $75 million to $10 billion. The measure was blocked on an objection by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski. | |
| Richmond – In a reversal of its recent announcement on offshore drilling off the coast of Virginia, the Obama administration today announced its decision to suspend Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia citing the ongoing review of OCS safety issues. The announcement comes in light of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the past two weeks. | |
| Richmond, VA - Yesterday, Rep. Robert Goodlatte, (R-VA 6th District) released the Virginia Access to Energy Act, which requires offshore leasing of a 2 million acre area off the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay no later than one year after the law passes. Environment Virginia Advocate J.R. Tolbert released the following statement in response: | |
| On the same day that Governor McDonnell announced that offshore drilling for oil and gas would make Virginia the “Energy Capital of the East Coast,” opponents of drilling handed out monopoly money, labeling the Governor’s press conference a publicity stunt intended to distract the public from the major budget cuts and massive layoffs that McDonnell is proposing. | |
| Richmond, VA – Today, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee of the Virginia General Assembly voted to change the commonwealth’s policy on offshore energy development to include both oil and natural gas. The previous position of the Commonwealth only provided for the development of natural gas. | |
| Environment Virginia and affiliate organizations through Environment America oppose the the leasing process for gas and oil off Virginia's coast proposed by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). | |
| Environment Virginia released an analysis today documenting that Representative Virgil Goode has consistently taken the side of polluters in opposing stronger protections for our waterways. | |
| Environment Virginia released an analysis today documenting that Representative Thelma Drake has consistently taken the side of polluters in opposing stronger protections for our waterways. | |
| During his time in Congress, Virgil Goode has opposed policies to save Virginians money on gasoline, reduce traffic, and reduce air pollution according to an analysis released by Environment Virginia today. | |
| During her time in Congress, Thelma Drake has opposed policies to save Virginians money on gasoline, reduce traffic, and reduce air pollution according to an analysis released by Environment Virginia today. | |
| Environment Virginia released an analysis today documenting that Rep. Goode has consistently voted against clean energy policies that could reduce our dependence on oil and save Virginians money at the gas pump while at the same time voted to protect $18 billion in subsidies for oil companies. That’s $170 for each family in Virginia at a time when those same families are paying $1,480 more a year for gasoline, compared to 2001. | |
| Environment Virginia released an analysis today documenting that Representative Drake has consistently voted against clean energy policies that could reduce our dependence on oil and save Virginians money at the gas pump while at the same time voted to protect $18 billion in subsidies for oil companies. That's $170 for each family in Virginia at a time when those same families are paying $1,480 more a year for gasoline, compared to 2001. | |
| In his State of the Union address tonight, President Bush expected to lay out his priorities on energy, global warming, and the environment. In many instances the President’s stated goals of combating global warming and making the U.S. more energy independent have been in no way matched by actions. We applaud his support of the energy bill which past last year. But much more needs to be done. | |
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