Keeping the status quo is a bad idea
Farmville Herald letter to the editor by Mindy Zlotnick: On Wednesday, 4/19/23, Heidi Dhivya Berthoud presented, as requested, to the Buckingham Planning Commission (PC) an excellent summary of the State Study on the impacts of gold mining in Virginia. [See recording...
VA gold miner tells Planning Commission Buckingham does not have enough gold to be profitable
Brian Carlton, Editor of the Farmville Herald Monday March 27, Paul Busch, Goochland gold mine owner-operator, had the Buckingham Planning Commission's close attention for over 40 minutes. Read the review by Farmville Herald's Editor, Brian Carlton; article about the...
Editorial & 2 LTE’s – keeping a light shining on metallic mining
Julia Gibson presents public comments Brian Carlton, editor of the Farmville Herald covers the March 20 Planning Commission work session on metallic mining, which hosted more than 90 minutes of testimony - exclusively from self-promoting industry. You too can...
LTE: Buckingham needs to take another step
Mindy Zlotnick delivering public comments 9-12-2022 Mindy Zlotnick submits letter to the Farmville Herald Editor, published Friday, 2/24/2023. On February 13th, the Buckingham Supervisors voted to send to the Planning Commission a request to amend the County’s zoning...
Letter to the Editor: What happens in Buckingham affects everyone
Pete Kapuscinski and Heidi Dhivya Berthoud 1-29-23 We have yet to get protections in Virginia from the ravages of new modern industrial gold mining. Your voices are needed to move Buckingham County Supervisors to adopt available safeguards! There is overwhelming...
Letter to the editor: We need a broader committee
Kenda Hanuman submitted a letter to the Farmville Herald, published January 3, 2023. I was a member of the State Committee to assess the HB2213 Impacts of Gold Mining in Virginia. Unfortunately Virginia Energy, who oversaw the work group, has not updated their...
We do have local authority to protect vs metallic mining – will we act on it?
Ken Nadle debuts for public comments. Thank you for getting out of your comfort zone to speak up for what you love! With the National Academies of Sciences (NASEM) final report in, and the State Agency Committee wrapping up their report on the impacts of gold mining...
Letter to the editor – Buckingham needs a dual defense against gold mining
Buckingham County Board of Supervisors Must Consider a Dual Defense Against Gold Mining. In addition to the environmental destruction inherent to gold mining, I would like the Board of Supervisors and county residents to consider the financial consequences of a gold...
Op Ed, LTE: Why wait to protect Buckingham County?
The Farmville Herald is steady with the coverage on gold mining! Mindy Zlotnick and Chad Oba speak out. Check out a pdf of 2 letters in the August 24, 2022 publication here. Read another article by Finn Pollard in the Richmond Times Dispatch - scroll for it. Why wait...
Your letters to the Farmville Herald: 3! in one issue!
Buckingham residents continue to shine a light on the industrial gold mining problems - and answers. Thanks for speaking out! This is what it takes to protect our home. The Farmville Herald has published three! articles in one issue! Below you will find 2 letters to...