Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
Building a 21st-century economy right here
With the latest dustup over unsafe food from factory farms and the Food and Drug Administration's recall of more than half a billion eggs possibly tainted with salmonella, the health and quality of our food is again in the news. It's scary that America's industrial food system continues to fail at providing families with healthy food. But it's reassuring that the watchdogs at the FDA are … [Read more...]
Yesterday I woke up precipitously ill, with strange enough symptoms that, in a rarity for me, I went to the doctor. As a general rule I take a broadly preventative approach to health care focused mainly on diet, exercise, and the use of traditional herbs and roots, along with yoga and meditation. I even gave birth at home using a midwife over fifteen years ago, when such a choice had even less … [Read more...]
In surprising news out of the White House, The Washington Post reports today that President Obama targeted $2.4 billion for electric car investments in the form of domestic battery manufacturing. Though the article notes that electric car and battery production currently exceeds consumer demand, and will for the next several years, industry insiders believe future growth will eventually meet … [Read more...]
Funny to finally be tackling the question, What is Transition? after having been a part of this worldwide movement since last December, officially so since Transition Staunton Augusta became the 61st US group this past March. In part because much of the work we do is self-evident in its intent, and covered in our About Us page, we did not feel a pressing need to remark on the more sweeping … [Read more...]
