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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group

@rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social
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We are the eco-socialist working group of the Richmond, VA chapter of DSA, working to advance environmental and climate justice in and around RVA. New site/blog coming soon!

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 08/10/2026
A push to revive commercial whaling was rejected at the International Whaling Commission's latest meeting. Though a South Atlantic sanctuary proposal failed again, delegates maintained the commercial ban and passed key measures on vessel strikes & strandings. @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports.
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International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling
A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after a controversial resolution was taken off the table on the last day.…
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just got back from a Climate Changemakers #RVA meeting and the details surrounding City Council's vote to reject the solar projects is just....it will make your head spin. A real combo meal of incompetence/ignorance, and a willful attempt by some to derail it at Dominion's behest.
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12 On Your Side @12onyourside.com · 06/10/2026
Hanover Humane Society raises concerns over warehouse project near data center #12OnYourSide
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Hanover Humane Society raises concerns over warehouse project near data center
The Hanover Humane Society is urging community members to attend a Thursday meeting to push back against a proposed warehouse project near its property, citing concerns over truck noise and vibrations affecting its dogs.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A 24 year old farm worker was killed by heat in Mississippi. No worker should be killed on the job, but we still have no enforceable federal heat protection rules. 1/
A screenshot of the Mississippi today headline: Farm worker, 24, dies of heat exposure in North Mississippi

Obed Azahel Hernandez Perez from Mexico died while harvesting sweet potatoes, according to the Chickasaw County coroner
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Climate Changemakers #RVA is meeting again this Tuesday, 7pm at Väsen Brewing in Scott's Addition to reach out to allies in the General Assembly, Richmond City Council, etc. to thank them for their efforts to make Richmond and Virginia greener luma.com/d9bwejqw
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Climate Changemakers RVA Hour of Action · Luma
Join us every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at Väsen Brewing in Scott's Addition for an hour of productive climate action! If this is your first time, no worries! Just…
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Mid-Atlantic Weather @dmvweather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 important upcoming public hearing dates on the Dominion/Next Era merger!
This image is an event announcement graphic posted by the social media account stopnextera, encouraging people to attend State Corporation Commission (SCC) public hearings regarding a proposed "Dominion/NextEra merger".
The design features a bold orange and white color scheme with prominent black text:
 * Header: Displays an icon of a speaker at a podium alongside large text reading "SCC PUBLIC HEARINGS". A yellow banner below reads, "SAVE THE DATE | SHOW UP TO GIVE COMMENT ABOUT THE DOMINION/NEXTERA MERGER".
 * Logo: Features a circle graphic in the top right depicting a fist squeezing a power line tower, with text reading "STOP NEXTERA'S POWER GRAB".
Event Details
 * Hampton Roads
   * Date & Time: Oct. 7, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
   * Location: CNU, Freeman Center (Gaines Theater), 1 University Place, Newport News, VA
 * Northern VA
   * Date & Time: Oct. 9, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
   * Location: 12000 Government Center Pwky, Fairfax, VA
 * Central VA
   * Date & Time: Nov. 5, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
   * Location: 1300 E. Main St., Richmond, VA
Each event section includes a megaphone icon and the call to action: "Speak directly to the SCC. Not comfortable speaking? Show up & pack the room. Wear orange."
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#RVA City Council today voted 5-4 to reject a plan to install solar panels on city government buildings. Once again, city government fails to show any kind of leadership, putting the status quo that favors Dominion's pockets over the wellbeing of its citizens www.richmonder.org/richmond-sol...
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Richmond solar energy proposal fails to pass as Council meeting turns chaotic
“Actions have consequences, and City Council’s action tonight will make it harder to achieve the City’s sustainability goals.”
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Cheers to more green space in the city! www.richmonder.org/move-over-sc... #RVA
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Move over, Scott’s Addition. Manchester could be getting its own urban trail and park.
“To live or work within walking distance to the James is an incredible thing and therefore, access to it must remain a priority for the Manchester community.”
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If the @dominionenergy.bsky.social NextEra Energy merger goes through, you can absolutely expect more data centers. Dominion doesn't care, they get more money as demand for power goes up. Every Virginian should be hitting up their elected officials to demand this merger be halted
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12 On Your Side @12onyourside.com · 11/09/2026
Richmond City Council votes to join Dominion-NextEra merger review #12OnYourSide
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Richmond City Council votes to join Dominion-NextEra merger review
The vote allows the city of Richmond to review the details of the merger and ask questions about it.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join us for a community clean-up this Saturday at Battery Park in #RVA! 10am to 12pm! Trash bags and gloves provided. Meet at the intersection of the terrace and Overbook Road by the basketball courts.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Some good news out of Texas www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firm-buys-te... #Solar #RenewableEnergy
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Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project
It's strategic placement next to the Twin Oaks coal-fired plant will allow it to leverage tens of million of dollars worth of existing infrastructure.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Richmond students deserve so much better than the failed leadership in Richmond and Virginia state government. #RVA
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Climate Changemakers RVA @hourofactionrva.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Join us for our next Hour of Action this Tuesday, 7pm at Väsen Brewing in Scott's Addition! Have a beer and help advocate for greener transportation options in #RVA! RSVP here: luma.com/vom59rk7?lm_...
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Climate Changemakers RVA Hour of Action · Luma
Join us every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at Väsen Brewing in Scott's Addition for an hour of productive climate action! If this is your first time, no worries! Just…
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Climate change deniers don't belong in Congress or the White House or in any positions of leadership affecting public policy. Our future depends on restoring scientific research and policies that protect people and the planet, not corporate profits!
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rest in power, Dolly Parton! Thank you for leaving us a shining example of the best of humanity: loving people for who they are, promoting kindness, and using one's privilege to help others ❤️
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Sweet Cháa: Playful Sip
ALT: Sweet Cháa: Playful Sip
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Wildfires are getting so large and severe and summers so hot and dry that some forests just aren’t growing back after burning. Recent research suggests up to 40% of Western conifer forests could transition to grassland and shrubland by 2100, taking significant carbon storage with them.
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Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland (Gift Article)
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Honest question for @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social. Whose side are you on, really? It's hard to tell from your efforts to suppress progressive influence within the Democratic Party, which you seem to do with more enthusiasm than resisting Trump and trying to help the working class.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sounds like the Hanover County planning commission gave Hanover residents the bird and rubber-stamped another data center project. Once again, if not for the Citizens United ruling, politicians and candidates wouldn't be bought and sold by corporations.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Guess I won’t be shopping at Ellwood Thompson’s anymore www.richmonder.org/ellwood-thom...
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Ellwood Thompson's parent company acquired by data center owner as stock drops below 2 cents a share
The cash crunch raised “substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern” for the next 12 months.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14/08/2026
On Aug. 11, the contiguous U.S. set a record for min temps using the Climate Shift Index, with 82% of the lower 48 experiencing the largest spatial extent of overnight heat influenced by climate change (≥1). This will only become even more common and impactful if we continue to burn fossil fuels.
Graphic showing the Climate Shift Index for August 11, 2026 using data from the 18z GFS model for minimum temperatures. The graphic shows the change in likelihood due to climate change across the contiguous United States, which is called the Climate Shift Index. Many areas are seeing minimum temperatures being at least 1-5x more likely due to climate change. This tool is available at https://csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index from Climate Central.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Lewis Ginter can’t expect people to believe that they can afford this massive expansion and redesign, but don’t have the money to give their hard-working staff a livable wage. The math ain’t mathing.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The next Eco-Socialism working group meeting is coming up next Wednesday, the 12th at 8pm. It'll be virtual so I'll post the link when we get closer. Our next in-person meeting is the 26th, 6pm at the Ginter Park Library #RVA
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sad that yet another neo-liberal in Shannon Taylor is going to win her primary to challenge Rob Wittman. Virginia is not a blue state. Virginia voters have no appetite for anything resembling progressive values. Center-left is as far as they're willing to go, and even that is questionable at times.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Head's up #RVA, Congresswoman @jennmcclellanva.bsky.social is holding a #ClimateChange town hall tomorrow evening at the Science Museum of Virginia on Broad Street at 6pm! Myself and @hourofactionrva.bsky.social will be in attendance, hope you can join!
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/07/2026
A new experiment in North Carolina shows that natural settings and birdsong independently lower stress, but their combined effect yields the strongest relief. The study highlight the vital role that restored urban green spaces play in supporting public health & biodiversity. Liz Kimbrough reports.
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Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted their mood in the moment, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental…
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today in WTF: bsky.app/profile/jael...
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens still refuses to agree to a living wage for their employees. If you want to show solidarity, boycott the gardens, and join the picketers Wednesday at 5:30pm just outside the garden gates! Bring a sign, noisemakers, etc! #RVA
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just a reminder to @richmond.com that our economy existed long before data centers; we don’t need data centers for “economic growth”, especially considering data centers only create temporary construction jobs, not permanent positions. So quit being a mouthpiece for rich tech bros!
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Whiny rich white NIMBYs complain transmission lines would ruin the “aesthetic” of their mansion neighborhood. Tiny violins. www.fox5dc.com/news/power-l...
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Power line legal battle heads to Virginia Supreme Court: What you need to know
The fight over a controversial power line project in Loudoun County is entering a new phase. After state regulators refused to delay the project, opponents are taking their challenge to the Virginia S...
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Always money for illegal wars, never money for feeding, housing people and taking care of their medical needs.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Interesting read! #Climate activists should always be looking for innovative ways of connecting to, reaching new eyes and ears, given the massive propaganda machine we're up against. www.positive.news/environment/...
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Can provocative climate messaging on OnlyFans cut through social media’s noise?
A climate narrator is using OnlyFans to reach new audiences in unlikely places. It turns out, people listen
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The idiots who think illuminating the earth at night with a giant mirror, need to look into one rather than sending it up into orbit. We’re being led by people who don’t have even a grade school understanding of how anything works.
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Tom Senya Puts on Clown Mask
ALT: Tom Senya Puts on Clown Mask
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Richmond Climate Changmakers @hourofactionrva.bsky.social is having their next meeting this Tuesday, 7pm at Väsen Brewing in Scott’s Addition! The group tackles climate issues in the Richmond area. Come on out, grab a beer, and help advance clean energy! RSVP here: luma.com/s5v8z5zb?lm_...
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Climate Changemakers RVA Hour of Action · Luma
Join us every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at Väsen Brewing in Scott's Addition for an hour of productive climate action! If this is your first time, no worries! Just…
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wildfires should be named after oil and gas companies, and AI and data center companies. Horrific destruction just so a handful of old men can live a fantasy life. #TaxTheRich #AbolishBillionaires
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Air quality alert in effect tomorrow and Thursday for smoke from several of EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY wildfires currently burning across Canada. Folks, keep the pressure on you local governments and on the state government to REJECT polluting data centers and gas-fired power plants! #RVA
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Drilling for and transporting oil in the year 2026 is certainly a choice
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Ahem, @abigailspanberger.com @vademocrats.bsky.social @vasenatedems.bsky.social Instead of giving handouts to polluting data centers, how about reducing barriers to renewable energy like solar? happyeconews.com/rooftop-sola...
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Rooftop Solar Permitting in Maryland Gets Faster and Simpler | Happy Eco News
Maryland’s General Assembly passed major rooftop solar permitting reforms through the Utility RELIEF Act, requiring counties to adopt automated permitting software, standardize fees, and speed up insp...
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 12/07/2026
Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.
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Rita 🫛🌱v 📎🐸 @ritapeas1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Corporations don't self regulate!
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states” *** “The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, w/ the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies seated & treated like heads of nation-states themselves.” 6/20/26 …1/ archive.ph/EpW5P
New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
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Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering. The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps this week for the annual G7 summit, with the CEOs of America's dominant AI companies seated and treated like heads of nation-states themselves.
Why it matters: This is the future many leaders and AI
CEOs envision - heads of state and the masters of tech in constant discussion, and sometimes conflict, over who controls AI, its rules, and its application to governing and world security.
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Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congrats to my constituents who successfully defeated both of the world’s two largest data center proposals! First, the PW Digital Gateway failed in court. Today, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors got it right on an 8-0 vote to deny initiation of the Dulles South Innovation Center CPA.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 05/07/2026
Now that millions of electric vehicles have been on the road for a decade or more, we have the data to check in on how their batteries are holding up. Quite well, it turns out.
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EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles
Industry experts think newfound knowledge of battery durability is a game-changer for consumer confidence in EVs.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This seems bad. #NoDataCenters www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Largest US power grid PJM escalates emergency actions to avoid blackouts
Largest ​U.S. power grid operator PJM said ‌on Friday it was under a federal alert to cut electricity consumption across its ​territory as it battled generator outages, ​massive overloading on its tra...
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Reminder that other environmental hazards continue to exist close to home and beyond the data center issue. And that really important land use decisions are frequently made at "boring" local board meetings that don't get the attention that the state legislature does. #RVA
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Henrico: "We're very concerned electric bills are going to go up!" Also Henrico, to data centers: "Approved! Approved! Approved!" WTF, @henricogovernment.bsky.social
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
bsky.app/profile/siar... #Virginia #RVA ⬇️
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Mid-Atlantic Weather @dmvweather.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The number of news outlets that are all aghast at the extreme weather we've experienced in recent years, as if scientists haven't been warning us for DECADES that unmitigated CO2 emissions would lead to what we're now seeing. There's really no excuse for being surprised, at this point.
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Richmond DSA Eco-Socialism Working Group @rva-ecosocialism.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Reminder that plants native to your area will attract the wildlife that eat ticks. Find out what’s native in your area! vnps.org/virginia-nat... #RVA #Virginia
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Virginia Native Plant Guides - Virginia Native Plant Society
Find a guide with detailed information and photos about the native plants of each Virginia region.
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