VACRN News, #28, May, 2023
VACRN News, #27, April, 2023: PROTECT BUCKINGHAM COUNTY NOW!
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...
VACRN Newsletter, #26, March, 2023: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Buckingham VS Corporate Metallic Mining interests
Buckingham Planning Commission Tuesday 2/21/2023 We've been busy! The Buckingham Supervisors created a committee to review the state funded study on the impacts of gold mining in Virginia, which was released on December 1, 2022.** That committee met once in January...
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...
Press Release: Sierra Club Awards Earth Flag to Local Environmental Activist
Sierra Club Energy Chair Scott Ziemer with Heidi Berthoud For immediate release For more information, contact Donna Shaunesey (434) 996-0392 or shaunesey@hotmail.com Sierra Club Awards Earth Flag to Local Environmental Activist Heidi Dhivya Berthoud has been awarded...
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...