Earth Hour based on a myth: Time to kick climate campaigners off the stage
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Earth Hour 2015 demonstrates how radical climate activists are ruining the credibility of the environmental movement.
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Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership advances efforts to use unmanned aircraft for utility inspections
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The first Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech test flight using a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft to inspect an energy pipeline route — with a piloted chase plane following behind to ensure safety beyond the ground observers’ sight line — was completed last week.
Senate India Caucus co-chairs Warner, Cornyn call for Diwali commemorative stamp
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Senate India Caucus Co-Chairs Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) submitted a resolution today calling for the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp in honor of the holiday of Diwali.
Distraction and teen driving: It’s worse than we thought
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The most comprehensive research ever conducted into crash videos of teen drivers has found significant evidence that distracted driving is likely much more serious a problem than previously known, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Valley Pool & Spa has new website built by Augusta Free Press
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Valley Pool & Spa has a new website designed and powered by Augusta Free Press. The new site, online at www.ValleyPool.com, features information on in-ground pools, above-ground pools, spas and related products and services from Valley Pool & Spa, which was founded in 1960 and has locations in Waynesboro, Staunton and Harrisonburg.
Virginia Museum of Transportation names Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries as its official historian for Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam Passenger Locomotive
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The Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc. announced last week that author Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries has been named the official historian for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam Passenger Locomotive.
Comments show opposition to EPA’s proposed Waters rule
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By the time the comment period for the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule ended in November 2014, Americans had shared more than 1 million comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Global climate agreement in the works
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A legally binding and universal agreement limiting carbon emissions to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius—has been elusive to date, but environmentalists remain optimistic that 21 could be their lucky number.
Virginia proclaims Chap Petersen’s Homeowners Bill of Rights as law
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When an overly aggressive home owner’s association or condo association takes action against a Virginia homeowner, the citizen will have a new tool to defend their property: A Homeowners Bill of Rights.
Randy Forbes: Hometown heroes
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Real heroes don’t wear capes and, although they may play sports, it’s unlikely that you’d find them on a professional court or field. But their super human abilities change lives.
