Richmond DSA Eco-Socialist Working Group

It can be done, you just need the political will to do it, which is preceded by acknowledging and respecting science, as well as putting people before profits.

Calling your reps and senators can feel really nerve racking at first. We actually did an episode about this on How to Save a planet which I cannot fucking find but an easy solution is to do it with a friend.

The more you do it the less stressful it gets.

Trump’s illegal, unjustified participation in attacking Iran is just yet another distraction from the #EpsteinFiles and the trail of suffering he’s left in the U.S. as people struggle to live under worsening effects of climate change and rising housing, healthcare, and education costs. #ImpeachTrump

The project will nearly double the size of Lewis Ginter’s conservatory, add 7.5 acres of new outdoor spaces, and incorporate an additional lake into the visitor experience.

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In which the author of this article fails to explain how the working class benefits from A.I. and blatantly ignores the immense environmental damage done by data centers, and the cost being shifted to consumers. “Economic advantage”? For who, exactly?

Britain opens its first geothermal power plant | Adam Vaughan Britain’s first geothermal power station has started generating electricity in Cornwall, in a significant breakthrough for a technology usually associated with Iceland. Powered by water naturally hea...

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Housing Policy that Solves Climate Change - Climate Cabinet Education State and local policy solutions to address the climate crisis, the affordability crisis, and the housing crisis at the same time.

The federal EPA wants to force Americans to give as much money as possible to oil companies.

State and local leaders have a duty to their constituents to fight back.

Here are 16 ways to cut pollution – by making HOUSING more available and affordable. via @climatecabineteducation.org

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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.”

Should be the top story everyday.

Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

a man in Oklahoma was speaking out against a data center in his community. He went a few seconds over time and the city had him arrested for trespassing

Petersburg City Council approved two motions that would pave the way for a data center near a residential area of the city.

We're really all just losing our collective minds, aren't we?

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Invasive Plant Awareness Week is coming up with several events ranging from nature walks to rolling up the sleeves to yank out invasive species along the James River! Details here: www.heyrva.com#/details/inv... #RVA

The next data center project in Hanover will be before the Hanover planning commission this Thursday evening at 6pm. We'll need all hands on deck again to stop this wasteful and destructive facility! 7516 County Complex Rd, Hanover, VA 23069 #RVA #Virginia #NoDataCenters

The working group voted and picked stopping data centers as the campaign that we will pitch to the general chapter tomorrow! #RVA

If you want to explore whether a company you buy from works with DHS/ICE, there is a real simple website to do that! www.usaspending.gov/search

3. Continue supporting efforts to ban/restrict data centers and pushing for strong regulations to ensure they aren’t powered by fossil fuels

The chapter convention is this Saturday, 1pm at the Fairfield Library in #RVA.

The working group will be voting soon to decide which of three possible campaigns to propose to the chapter as a whole for this year:

1. Repeal of local ordinances that prohibit or restrict front-yard vegetable gardens and native plantings
2. Public power - end privately owned, for-profit utilities

2/4 Eco WG meeting Next community clean-up March 7th, 10:00am at Gillies Creek Park Chapter convention - campaign proposal Tabling materials Native plants for pollinators info sheets Info sheets on composting, eco-frien...

Our monthly working group meeting is underway! Posting notes here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #RVA

#BoycottAmazon and cancel your Ring subscriptions (which you should do anyway since they cooperate with I.C.E.)

Another great Hour of Action this evening, this time with record turnout (24!). Thanks to everyone who braved the cold and ice to help us lobby state delegates to support HB 888 which puts a cap on parking minimums statewide! Great work! #RVA

Respectfully, this is the wrong question. The question is, do we need data centers? And the answer is no. They power A.I. which benefits no working class person. When the AI bubble bursts, the facilities can easily be converted to I.C.E. detention centers.

Oh that’s a shame. bsky.app/profile/carc...

People & Planet Over Parking Hour of Action Collab · Luma This week's Hour of Action is a very special partnership action with Richmond's Partnership for Smarter Growth and Strong Towns RVA! We'll be advocating for…

Join us for our next Hour of Action this Tuesday, 7pm at Väsen Brewing as we lobby the General Assembly to lift parking minimums statewide! RSVP here: luma.com/sqdkkuto #RVA

Mark your calendars! The Mountain Road “Technology Park” (data center) project is coming before the Hanover County Planning Commission on February 19th at 6pm! 7516 County Complex Rd, Hanover, VA 23069

#RVA #Virginia #NoDataCenters

The image is a flyer announcing a series of community events in February to oppose the construction of data centers in the Hanover, Virginia area. The layout is clean and organized, with a light cream background and prominent use of black and red text. The main title "FEBRUARY EVENTS" is at the top, followed by the subtitle "KEEP UP THE FIGHT AGAINST DATA CENTERS | PROTECT HANOVER." The events are listed in two columns, each with the date highlighted in red, followed by the time, location, and a brief description. The events include community meetings, town halls, a lobby day in Richmond, and several public comment opportunities at county board and planning commission meetings. A bold, red octagonal graphic on the left side, styled like a stop sign, contains the message "STOP HANOVER DATA CENTERS" in white letters. At the bottom, there is a photograph from a nighttime protest showing a crowd holding signs. One prominent sign in the foreground reads, "Grow Tomatoes Not Data Centers."

More events for opposing data centers are coming up next month! #NoDataCenters #RVA

Lot of opportunities coming up in February to oppose the data center epidemic! #NoDataCenters #RVA #Virginia

The owner of the property that I.C.E. was in the process of buying in Hanover for a detention facility announced this morning that they are cancelling the sale! Thanks so much to everyone who showed up in the cold and snow/ice to make their voices heard!

Bad news obviously but across the country people of both political persuasions are coming together to put a stop to the data center epidemic. I read the other day that 24 data center projects have been halted by grassroots activists last year!

Thank you for voting no, but we need to go further than that and abolish ICE altogether. It was created under the dubious auspices of “preventing terrorism”; guardrails can be weakened and removed by a future Congress/administration. Best way to prevent terrorism is to end US imperialist policy