VICTORY THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY
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BREDL launched its victory through sustainability project to work with groups who have won campaigns against pollution and are now able to create sustainable economic development projects. These programs are aimed at long-term protection of poor and rural communities. We envision many new projects based on clean energy, zero waste and safe food. |
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Check out this BREDL flyer on Sustainable Economic Development
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Oct. 27, 2011: Today, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Dogwood Alliance, and Heartwood challenged Dominion Virginia Power’s claims that their plan to convert two coal fired plants is “clean” and “renewable.” The groups, with members in Virginia and across the Southeast describe Dominion’s environmental claims made last week in announcing a partnership with wood pellet manufacturer Enviva as misleading.
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May 12, 2011: Today at a press conference in Elon, the Blue
Ridge Environmental Defense League released its report The
Importance of Sustainable Development in Troubled Economic Times.
The new report provides a blueprint for community planning. The
League also presented a list of recommendations for economic
development which protect the health and quality of life of
present and future residents and the natural and cultural
resources of Alamance County. |
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Dec. 31, 2010: Healthy economic growth and clean energy
development in small cities and rural areas need not be centered
on high-tech enterprises or new facilities. Rather, they can
employ locally available resources such as private contractors
and trained volunteers to reduce energy consumption in existing
housing units and commercial spaces or to install solar and wind
powered energy units. |