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Utility Scale Solar on Farmland?

Utility Scale Solar on Farmland?

Note: the text of this post was published in the Virginia Mercury on 1/25/2021. Virginia is on a path to achieve 100% renewable energy use by 2050, and utility-scale solar (USS) projects are being proposed in many counties throughout the Commonwealth. Energy companies are seeking landowners who will let their […]

January 25, 2021 Climate Change 53 Comments
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Jeanne with Lester Nanan in the Caroni Swamp 2020.

A Humble Man and the Scarlet Ibis

We were in Trinidad to “bird.” Yes, the verb of the word bird: to look for birds. It was our last vacation before the coronavirus pandemic. Trinidad is an independent republic and the southernmost island in the Caribbean Sea, lying just seven miles off Venezuela’s coast. It is one of […]

January 3, 2021 Birding, Nature, Wildlife 26 Comments
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The Hokie Bird gives a cheer to my Dad

Hope and Healing—Reflections and Pictures 2020

Are there words that can describe 2020? Plenty of negative ones come to mind, like “Why can’t you wear a mask?” But I am staying positive and sharing images of hope and healing—and planting more trees. The presidential election is over. Vaccines to treat the virus are on the way. […]

December 6, 2020 Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Cattle Farming, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Swoope Almanac 43 Comments
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Guide for Successful Environmental Activism and Justice

Guide for Successful Environmental Activism and Justice

One of the best gifts of 2020 was Dominion Energy’s abandonment of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It was a victory for the little guy over corporate bullying and profiteering. I’ve written an educational guide based on how the six-year fight unfolded—Four Factors That Led to the Defeat of the Atlantic […]

November 12, 2020 Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Environmental Justice, Hydrofracking, Swoope Almanac 1 Comment
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Growing Climate Solutions

Growing Climate Solutions

At last, farmers and foresters might have a seat at the carbon market table. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in both the Senate and the House of the United States Congress to help farmers and foresters receive credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing soil organic matter—carbon. Note: The […]

September 14, 2020 Climate Change, Nutrient Management, Soil and Water Conservation, Watershed restoration 10 Comments
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Earth Day 53: Invest in Our Planet (JMU 2023)

Earth Day 53: Invest in Our Planet (JMU 2023)

Note: This blog was written by a real person–me. The first Earth Day was in 1970; atmospheric carbon dioxide was 325 ppm. Earth Day 53 is April 22; atmospheric carbon dioxide now exceeds 418 ppm. This year’s theme is “Invest In Our Planet.” First, the Good News The best news […]

July 24, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments
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Farmland Conservation is Critical for the Shenandoah Valley (JMU 2023)

Note: This was written by a real person: me. Farming is the heart and soul of the Shenandoah Valley and the number one industry in most counties. But perhaps not for long. As I drive around, I can hardly look anywhere without seeing houses, cookie-cutter subdivisions, or big box stores […]

July 24, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments
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Pipeline Fighters Defeat Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Pipeline Fighters Defeat Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Note: The text from most of this post was published as an op-ed piece in the News-Leader on 7/17/20. A Six-Year Fight Against Dominion Celebrate the victory—the defeat of Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a 600-mile, high-pressure, fracked-gas pipeline planned to rip through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. […]

July 14, 2020 Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Environmental Justice, Hydrofracking 37 Comments
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Tree Swallow in nest box.

Farming and Nature Proceed Despite the Pandemic—Swoope Almanac May 2020

Most of the world remains sequestered at home from the COVID-19 pandemic. Demonstrators with assault weapons dressed in military gear protest stay-at-home orders. You might get harassed for wearing a face mask in public. Our political divide widens. Farming Proceeds Despite the Pandemic On the farm, there are no politics […]

May 20, 2020 Birding, Invasive Species, Riparian Buffers, Swoope Almanac, Trees, Wildlife 18 Comments
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Maui, Hawaii

SCOTUS to Maui: You Need a Permit—The New Maui Wowie

*Editor’s note: The text of this post was published in the Virginia Mercury on 5/1/20. When do prepositions protect our groundwater? When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) says so. In County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al., Justice Stephen Breyer used the words from […]

April 30, 2020 Water Pollution 47 Comments
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First Place Award for 2020 Outstanding Column & Blog from Virginia Outdoor Writers Association View All Awards
  • Remarkably, Bobby has managed to sum up six years of effort by thousands of people in three states into a tight, fun-to-read debrief. Four Factors is clear and empowering. I highly recommend this book to any organization, community leader, or neighbor who is taking on a campaign, be it a local neighborhood effort or a six-year fight against an unneeded $8 billion pipeline project.

    Kate Wofford
    Executive Director, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

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