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Proposed power lines at Horizon Center to be discussed Tuesday

Posted at 11:58 am January 6, 2020
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Virginia Dale
Virginia Dale

The power lines proposed at Horizon Center will be discussed during a Tuesday lunch in Oak Ridge.

The project, advocated by Oak Ridge officials for industrial development, has raised concerns among environmentalists and people who use the city’s greenways.

The guest speaker at Lunch with the League on Tuesday, January 7, will be Virginia Dale. Dale is a corporate fellow emeritus with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she worked in the Environmental Sciences Division. She is currently a researcher in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at the University of Tennessee, a press release said. Dale has been the author of 11 books and more than 250 published articles.

Her presentation on Tuesday will focus on the city’s recent action to seek authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to build an electric transmission line along the DOE patrol road on the boundary between the Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement and the Horizon Center industrial park, or by cutting through other “natural areas,” the press release said. These “natural areas” are identified in mitigation conditions required for a federal finding of no significant impact, which allowed the subsequent development of the Horizon Center, the press release said.

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Filed Under: Business, Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Black Oak Ridge Conservation Easement, DOE, Horizon Center, League of Women Voters, Lunch with the League, power lines, U.S. Department of Energy, Virginia Dale

ORNL researchers contribute to major UN bioenergy, sustainability report

Posted at 3:23 pm April 16, 2015
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Keith Kline and Virginia Dale

ORNL researchers Keith Kline and Virginia Dale contributed to a major United Nations report on bioenergy and sustainability. (Photo courtesy ORNL)

A major United Nations report on bioenergy and sustainability released Tuesday concludes the sustainable production of bioenergy can be an important tool for addressing climate change.

Two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed to the multinational UN document, which offers science-based evaluations of bioenergy issues—including food and energy crop production and bioenergy—as a climate change mitigation strategy.

Keith Kline of ORNL’s Environmental Sciences Division contributed to a chapter on land use for the UN Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Bioenergy and Sustainability Report.

“Misconceptions about the availability of land needed for growing food crops and about the opportunities and synergies possible from combined production systems could undermine investment in a key strategy for climate change mitigation,” Kline said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: biodiversity, bioenergy, Bioenergy and Sustainability Report, biofuel production, biofuels, biomass, climate change, climate change mitigation, ecosystem, energy crop production, energy production, Environmental Sciences Division, food, food crop production, Keith Kline, land use, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, ORNL, SCOPE, SCOPE Bioenergy and Sustainability Report, sustainability, U.S. Department of Energy, UN Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, United Nations, United Nations International Council for Science, United Nations report, Virginia Dale

Still on: AFORR annual meeting today to feature well-known photographer

Posted at 1:29 pm February 26, 2015
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Ron McConathy

Ron McConathy

Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation will hold its annual meeting in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 7 p.m. today (Thursday, February 26). The featured speaker is Ron McConathy, a well-known local photographer.

Organizers rescheduled the meeting from last week because of weather. Virginia Dale of AFORR confirmed today that the meeting will proceed tonight.

Snow across East Tennessee on Wednesday night and Thursday morning postponed many events again on Thursday, and local school systems were closed. But main roads and many side streets in Oak Ridge appeared to be in good condition by early Thursday afternoon.

During tonight’s meeting, McConathy will present a slide presentation of nature at its finest, with emphasis on the flora and fauna found on the Oak Ridge Reservation, a press release said. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges facing conservation on the Oak Ridge Reservation, which has more than 20,000 acres.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Reservation, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, AFORR, fauna, flora, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Reservation, photographer, Ron McConathy, snow, Virginia Dale, weather

‘One Earth, Our Choice’ concert, rally features ORNL scientist, Al Gore show

Posted at 10:07 am August 17, 2013
By John Huotari 17 Comments

One Earth Our Choice

A free concert and rally in Knoxville at noon Saturday features Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Virginia Dale, right, and a new “Climate Reality” show by Al Gore. (Submitted image)

A free “One Earth, Our Choice” concert and rally today (Saturday) features an Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist who will discuss Tennessee’s changing climate and a presentation of Al Gore’s new show, “The Climate Reality Project.”

The concert and rally for climate action starts at noon at SEEED at 1617 Dandridge Ave. in Knoxville, a press release said.

It’s part of a weekend of events that includes climate activist Bill McKibben speaking at Oak Ridge High School on Sunday and at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday. Organizers called it an “attention-getting weekend for climate action.” Those involved in today’s concert and rally include Secret City Sustainability, a student-led initiative in Oak Ridge.

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Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Al Gore, Bill McKibben, climate, climate action, climate change, Joan Nelson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Earth Our Choice, ORNL, Secret City Sustainability, SEEED, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, The Climate Reality Project, Virginia Dale

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Public Notice: NNSA announces no significant impact of Y-12 Development Organization operations at Horizon Center

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE OFFSITE HOUSING OF THE Y-12 DEVELOPMENT … [Read More...]

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Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties (ADFAC) is a non-profit community based agency, … [Read More...]

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