Projects of Interest
Green Choice VirginiaOur Bioenergy Future
Va Biomass Energy Group
Upcoming Events & Registrations
Visions for a Sustainable & Just Community, Panel Discussion hosted by the Sierra Club—Piedmont Chapter, 1:30 pm, Mar. 14, Main Library in CharlottesvilleClimate Change in Virginia: Challenges & Opportunities, Fluvanna County Democratic Committee, 7 pm, Mar. 19, Fluvanna County Library in Pleasant Grove
Climate Change in Virginia: Challenges & Opportunities, Appomattox Democratic Committee, 7 pm, Apr. 7, Jamerson Library in Appomattox. Contact: Frank Poynter at fjpoynter@mac.com
Biofuels & Biomass Potential in Virginia, 7 pm, Apr. 13, for more info visit the Williamsburg Climate Action Network, Williamsburg, VA, http://www.williamsburgclimate.org
Earth Day @ The Pavilion (tabling & display), all day event, Apr. 18, Downtown Mall, Charlottesville
Climate Change in Virginia: Challenges & Opportunities, Campbell County Democratic Committee, 7 pm, Apr. 20, place TBA
Earth Day in Nelson Co., all day event, Apr. 22
Media Activity
Al Weed to appear on WINA's "The Schilling Show," for a Climate Change panel discussion, Mar. 31, 12 noon. Tune in to AM 1070!Read the latest PPV editorial on carbon pricing, published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jan. 15, 2009
Web Extras
GlossaryNews
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Sponsors
Andritz Sprout
Potomac Supply Corp
Va. Dept. of Forestry
Va. Dept. of Mines, Minerals & Energy
Partners
Va. Tech, Dept. of Biosystems Engineering
Virginia Biomass Energy Group
Welcome to PPV's introduction to the Virginia Biomass Energy Group (VBEG). VBEG has a website at www.virginiabiomass.org, through which you can become a member. The 1st Annual Meeting for this group was held on Feb. 11, 2009.
The mission of VBEG is to promote biomass energy production in the Commonwealth through coordination and collaboration between university researchers, governmental & nongovernmental agencies, policymakers, industry professionals, resource managers, sustainable energy advocates and other stakeholders. VBEG’s goal is to encourage and foster growth of the biomass energy industry in a sustainable, profitable and responsible manner. It is this collaborative group, working to identify and quantify the state’s biomass resources and to develop environmentally and economically viable strategies for increasing their use, which guides and assists PPV in developing its biomass energy policies.
VBEG has more than 100 members and Public Policy Virginia serves as its administrative office. VBEG meets quarterly, and has a Steering Committee of 23 individuals, representing all segments of biomass stakeholders. In addition to it's internal network mailing list and website, VBEG has a closed discussion list serv on Google. If you are in the biomass field and are interested in joining VBEG or learning more about our activities, please contact administrator Tatyanna Patten at tpatten@ppvir.org.