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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>I&#39;m a teacher-scholar-activist-mom in Virginia; an industry watchdog &amp; degrowth advocate working for a livable, just world.&#xA;#StopMVPBoost #NoNextEraMerger&#xA;#ClimateJusticeNow&#xA;#GeographyMatters #WaterIsLife</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/geoyapti.bsky.social</link><title>@geoyapti.bsky.social - Mary Finley-Brook, PhD</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/geoyapti.bsky.social/post/3muxphppcas26</link><description>I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: DEQ Found the Violations—Now Enforce the Law. 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What would you recommend to make this better?&#xA;arcg.is/0bDD041&#xA;https://arcg.is/0bDD041</description><pubDate>26 Apr 2026 02:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:tggflmx4v7ejhj4mwonmpnow/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkekbgoy5c2v</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/geoyapti.bsky.social/post/3mhh5opp6522y</link><description>I&#39;m attending Food &amp; Water Action&#39;s event, “How to Stop a Data Center in Your Community” - sign up now to join me!  https://www.mobilize.us/fwa/event/920682/?referring_vol=11876226&amp;rname=Mary&amp;share_context=signup-form-modal&amp;share_medium=bluesky&amp;timeslot=5872299</description><pubDate>19 Mar 2026 23:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:tggflmx4v7ejhj4mwonmpnow/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhh5opp6522y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/geoyapti.bsky.social/post/3mey2zbeaf226</link><description>Big Tech data centers are driving up energy demand, sticking Virginians with the bill. SB619 requires data centers to prove they will not raise costs, threaten reliability, or undermine clean energy. 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