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Tracy Pyles: Augusta County, instead of rejecting solar, should let the sunshine in

Tracy Pyles
Published date: July 20, 2024 | 12:56 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:17 pm
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When the Augusta Supervisors hear the words “solar energy,” do they think it a threat to county harmony, or a God sent gift needing only to be unwrapped?

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Climate and Energy News Roundup: July 2024

Earl Zimmerman
Published date: July 2, 2024 | 9:20 am
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:10 pm
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More than 1.5 billion people — almost one-fifth of the planet’s population — endured at least one day this year when the heat index topped 103 degrees Fahrenheit, the threshold the National Weather Service considers life-threatening.

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What are some innovative ways companies are accessing renewable energy nowadays?

Roddy Scheer
Published date: June 30, 2024 | 9:50 am
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:07 pm
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It makes sense that a whole new generation of start-ups would spring to life to help put business customers together with green energy producers.

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Climate and Energy News Roundup: June 2024

Earl Zimmerman
Published date: June 4, 2024 | 11:07 am
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:10 pm
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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere in the past month.

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Augusta County supervisors, planners rightly limit solar power plants

Rick Pfizenmayer
Published date: May 20, 2024 | 10:54 am
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:17 pm
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Augusta County’s invaluable and irreplaceable assets — its rural character, rich farmland and scenic beauty — are in danger of being sacrificed in pursuit of the pipedream that is electricity from solar power plants, much of which is for use elsewhere.

Stories welcome: Shuttered Staunton Mall ‘wake’ to be held at SolArt Center

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: May 17, 2024 | 8:58 pm
Updated: July 23, 2024 | 6:52 pm
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Area residents are invited to bring their memories of Staunton Mall to SolArt Center the evening of Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. for a “wake.”

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Letter: Augusta County needs to embrace the future by voting yes to solar farms

Beth Daisey
Published date: May 15, 2024 | 4:13 pm
Updated: June 1, 2025 | 3:17 pm
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As a resident in Augusta County, I am very concerned about the restrictive way Augusta County government is responding to the real threat of protecting our environment.

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Notebook: The latest in what’s making news in climate, energy, the environment

Earl Zimmerman
Published date: May 2, 2024 | 6:59 pm
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:09 pm
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The ocean has been breaking temperature records every day for more than a year by wide margins.

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Could plain-ol’ beach sand be the next frontier in renewable energy?

Roddy Scheer
Published date: May 2, 2024 | 6:54 pm
Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:07 pm
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In our ongoing quest for sustainable energy solutions, innovative technologies are necessary to complement renewable sources like solar and wind power.

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First shared solar projects in Virginia include two in Augusta County

Rebecca Barnabi
Published date: May 1, 2024 | 4:31 pm
Updated: July 24, 2025 | 5:37 pm
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The first five shared solar projects in Virginia history are operating and providing low-cost clean energy to low-income customers. 

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