Senator Warner joined a bipartisan group of Senators today to urge federal authorities to coordinate with emergency preparedness officials in Virginia and other coastal states in the event that the Gulf oil spill reaches Atlantic coastal areas.

The Petersburg Progress-Index covers Senator Warner's visit to a project that is converting algae into biofuel at the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Senator Warner was back out on the road Friday, with stops in Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond.

President Obama announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interior has approved moving forward on a plan to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast following a one-year environmental and national security review.

Senator Warner and Senator Jim Webb today urged the Obama Administration to move forward without delay with a five-year plan to begin to allow oil and gas exploration and production 50 miles off Virginia's coast beginning in November 2011.

This morning, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $720,000 grant to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond for the development of a new workforce training program for next-generation electric vehicles.

Senator Warner was able to secure funding for 21 energy and water projects that are designed to improve infrastructure, protect the environment, and promote economic development across Virginia.