Earth Day Recap

It seemed like Earth Week for us – we celebrated quite a few Earth Day events throughout the state, here is a recap:

4/22 - VCU Year of the Environment - Richmond, VA

• This first time event had a fantastic turnout with plenty of MCV employees, students and community members.

4/23 - Eco Fest - Richmond, VA

• We celebrated Earth Day at Colonial Trail Elementary School in Goochland. In the picture above, co-worker Stephen had fun explaining how to go green to an elementary student.

4/24 - Alexandria Earth Day - Alexandria, VA

• The Alexandria community showed up for a fun day, despite the rain! The were rewarded with some great Earth Day information and some tunes from a great band.

4/25 - Loudoun Earth Day Broadlands, VA

• Although we thought we were in for a gloomy day, it turned out to be gorgeous! Over 5,000 community members came out to visit our booth and enjoy family friendly activities.

4/25 - Richmond Earth Day Richmond, VA

• This annual event seems to get bigger each year. The EC crew had a great time educating customers on energy conservation and our upcoming programs while enjoying the great weather, music and local food.

Earth Day Preview

The celebration of Earth Day is 40 years old!

The Energy Conservation team at Dominion supports outreach events year round, but needless to say, we are especially busy this time of year.

Here's some upcoming events:

• 4/22 VCU Year of the Environment Richmond, VA
• 4/23 Eco Fest Richmond, VA
• 4/24 Alexandria Earth Day Alexandria, VA
• 4/25 Loudoun Earth Day Broadlands, VA
• 4/25 Richmond Earth Day Richmond, VA
• 5/10-5/12 EE Forum & Exposition Washington D.C.
• 5/14-5/15 Dominion River Rock Richmond, VA

Come on out and pay us a visit! And while you're there, let us know how you are celebrating Earth Day and what you are doing in your community.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Spring is in the air. It's the time of the year you enjoy hotdogs, peanuts, and Cracker Jacks. The time of the year you hear the National Anthem followed by the familiar phrase “Play Ball!”

I’m talking about Opening Day at Baseball Stadiums around the country. In fact, Richmond's own Flying Squirrels open their home schedule tomorrow!

There is a new trend in many baseball leagues – it seems the new color is green. In the news last week, Target Field, home to the Minnesota Twin’s, was the 2nd stadium to earn the green building seal and earn LEED certification. Nationals Park, home to the Washington National’s was the nation’s “first major professional stadium to become LEED Silver Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council”.

These parks are implementing simple measure that add up; like energy efficient lighting, green roofs, drought resistant shrubbery so that irrigation systems don’t have be installed, installing low flow water and restroom facilities and being located near public transportation locations.

LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council which provides a framework for incorporating green building designs into building infrastructure.

Submit Taxes Online

It is that time of year when we like to remind you of savings you can see on your taxes for energy efficient investments.

When sitting down at the table this year to organize your tax forms, consider sitting down at the computer to retrieve your tax forms online.

In 2009, 95 million people filed their taxes electronically. The benefit to doing so is that it is simpler and faster which means quick confirmation and fast refund checks!

If you are interested in learning more about the e-file tax system, you can read more on the IRS site.