A lot of people across central Virginia are angry, anxious, and feeling beaten down as we face the Valley Link monstrosity and the interests behind it. But there’s real, widespread resistance out there. Just a few weeks ago at Grave’s Mountain Music Festival, I had the chance to sit down personally with Junior Sisk on his tour bus. A friend introduced us, and I explained to him — directly — what this fight is really about: farms being sliced apart, families losing their livelihood's, and our rural communities being steamrolled. He didn’t just listen politely. He was visibly outraged by what I told him. Later that evening, during his set, Junior played Ralph Stanley’s “Shot-gun Slade.” When he finished, I spoke with him again to tell him what a treat it was to be there, and he told me that song was “for you.” I believe he meant it was for all of us in central Virginia. Coming from a man like Junior Sisk, after hearing the story straight from me, that wasn’t just a song. It was a clear signal of where he stands. blockvalleylink.org/post/rea… #blockvalleylink

Private Equity Firm Profiting from Valley Link Land Seizure? In a post on Feb 27th, right after this whole fiasco landed in our laps, I noted that it’s hardly a coincidence the proposed Valley Link “bulk energy distribution hub” (a.k.a. the giant substation) called Yeat just happens to sit smack in the middle of a Federal Opportunity Zone in Culpeper county. Quick refresher: any “infrastructure investment” in an Opportunity Zone gets a sweet 10-year federal tax holiday. What a deal. What I didn’t know then is that a private investment shark already has a massive piece of the action. Meet Brookfield Infrastructure Partners—specifically its Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners fund (BSIP)—which holds an indirect but very real ~17% economic interest in Valley Link LLC. They get there through a nearly 50% stake in FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC (FET), which itself owns 34% of Valley Link. In plain English: Brookfield funnels long-term capital to First Energy Transmission so it can help bankroll this lovely land-seizure project. That’s right in line with Brookfield's global playbook—snapping up regulated utility monopolies and printing money. The entire messy affair including the 'receipts' and a letter to Brookfield requesting comment can be read here: blockvalleylink.org/post/pri… #blockvalleylink

The Valley Link nine county barn fire is starting to roar! Apparently politicians are starting to listen, yes, I know, shocking. Read the whole story here: blockvalleylink.org/post/the… #blockvalleylink

Seen in the wild…not surprised a USMC owner #blockvalleylink

That's my brother's home in the background, will be a 500KV pole right next to his bedroom window...how charming

The Orange County Farm Bureau is kicking into gear to oppose the Valley Link transmission line bulldoze route. If you received the below letter in your email, make sure you click the survey link and fill out the information, including your particular situation and testimonial. #blockvalleylink