The News Virginian
by Tom McDonald
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello is totally off base when it comes to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (“Perriello: No to pipeline, offshore drilling,” Feb. 9.) Both of these projects are crucial to any type of economic development. It has been proven again and again that these projects are absolutely safe and will do no harm to the environment, water supply, natural heritage, or cause any particular hardships on any land owners.
Wind and/or solar power will not even come close to providing the amount of energy that will be required to bring more industry and business to Virginia. We desperately need this added growth to keep our taxes down, and to expand and improve our education system, infrastructure and other needs, and to continue to keep our beautiful state financially stable.
Opponents need to honestly and unselfishly consider all sides of this subject before protesting it.
The completion of this pipeline will benefit not just all of Virginia, but the entire Eastern Seaboard.
Tom McDonald
Waynesboro
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