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– Local News: Rose named grand marshal of Valley 4th parade – Local News: Rockingham seeks Auxiliary Deputy applicants – Local News: Drinking Liberally meeting next week – State News: Organizing for America announces Virginia staff

– Local News: Rose named grand marshal of Valley 4th parade – Local News: Rockingham seeks Auxiliary Deputy applicants – Local News: Drinking Liberally meeting next week – State News: Organizing for America announces Virginia staff

– Statement by the President Obama on health-care reform bill released by Senate HELP Committee today – Obama signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to women Air Force service pilots – Declassification Policy Forum to launch this week

I recently read an article about Bisphenol-A (BPA) that eerily reminded me of the movie, “Thank You for Smoking.” In the movie, the “merchants of death” or MOD Squad, as they call themselves, are lobbyists for the alcohol, gun, and tobacco industries and meet for lunch while plotting to keep vital information about the harmful…

– Press briefing with Robert Gibbs, Wednesday, July 1, 2009 – Pool report on Obama health-care town hall – Remarks of President Barack Obama at Health Care Town Hall in Annandale, Va., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 – Q-and-A from the health-care town hall – Vice President Biden launches broadband initiative

– Bill signings – Robert Gibbs’ Tuesday press briefing – President talks on community solutions agenda – Town-hall meeting on health care in Virginia on Wednesday

Dear EarthTalk: Do insulating paints actually insulate and save energy? If they do, are they environmentally friendly to use? – Bob Dibrindisi, Easthampton, Mass. Paint additives that claim insulating qualities have been marketed since the late 1990s, but energy research organizations have not confirmed their insulating value. For its part, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

We may not yet have a firm grasp on exactly what we need to do to merge the words clean and energy in perfect harmony, even with the 219-212 vote of the House of Representatives on cap-and-trade legislation last week. But we do at least have direction, and considering how much muck was thrown into…

– Local News: Street closing in Harrisonburg – Capitol Hill: Webb, Warner announce health-center grants – Local News: Wintergreen placing land into preservation – Local News: BC alum honored for Christian service

Last week, the U.S. House passed historic legislation to create millions of new jobs in the clean energy economy and increase our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil. I supported the American Clean Energy and Security Act because I believe it is a necessary step in declaring our energy independence and creating…

As the weather gets warmer many people venture outdoors to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by Virginia’s State Parks, the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests and many sites run by the National Park Service like Shenandoah National Park.
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