Green businesses transform Downtown Waynesboro
Share
When the South River Fly Shop opened in Waynesboro, the proximity to the South River, the downtown walking environment and the Waynesboro community were all their greatest assets.
Search Results for solar energy
Share
Remarks by President Obama at Virginia Beach campaign event
Share
President Obama talks to voters at a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Friday
Earth Talk: Making renewable energies competitive
Share
Given the importance of abundant amounts of energy for Americans, the federal government tends to subsidize all forms of energy development, including fossil fuels and renewables. A recently released report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that in 2011 the federal government spent $16 billion of our tax dollars in subsidies for the development of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, and only $2.5 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks
Earth Talk: Sustainable communities
Share
Sustainable communities take a long-term perspective, focusing on “both the present and future, well beyond the next budget or election cycle” so that the needs of the current as well as future generations are met with adequate resources
Big Green Bus to make sole Virginia stop in Staunton
Share
Thirteen Dartmouth College students touring the nation on the Big Green Bus with the goal of building enthusiasm for community involvement through environmental action will make only one single stop in the state of Virginia. That stop will be at Staunton on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Bill Ritter Jr.: EPA’s rules for new coal plants
Share
Every day, we see the clear connection between the health of our citizens, the health of our environment, and the health of our economy. Unfortunately, national public debate is often dominated by the claim that we must choose between a clean environment and economic prosperity
Earth Talk: How green is your cloud?
Share
Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? – Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, Texas Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving consumers and businesses the hassle of…
Earth Talk: Fuel-efficient cars
Share
Dear EarthTalk: Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/or all-electric cars available to consumers today (just the affordable ones, please!)? – Jack Madison, Chicago, Ill. Given increased environmental awareness, high gas prices and a continually slumping economy, it’s no wonder that more fuel efficient cars are all the rage these days. The best deal going…
Chris Graham: No more cheap gas?
Share
Drill all you want. The days of $2-a-gallon gas – hell, $3-a-gallon gas – are over. That’s just reality. Peak oil or no peak oil, we’re finding new sources of oil, which is good news, except that, bad news, it’s a lot harder (and thus more expensive) to tap these new finds like the ones…
Sen. Warner to tour Waynesboro Y on Friday
Share
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will visit the Waynesboro YMCA on Friday, March 2, to get a tour of the $100,000 thermal-solar installation project at the Y and be briefed on the details of the project by officials from the Y and project partner Sigora Solar. The project is the largest thermal-solar installation in the state…
