Transition Staunton Augusta -- Advocates for Clean Energy & Good Jobs, Staunton, VA
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Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, the second film in the summer season of our Local Motion Film Series, plays at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 15, in the Mockingbird Restaurant Roots Music Hall and is co-sponsored by Staunton Green 2020 and the Valley Conservation Council (VCC). This warm-hearted yet provocative documentary examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban … [Read more...]
A couple of days ago I suffered from a miserable funk. Why? Because it's so easy to become discourged by what's not happening in response to the looming energy crisis brought about by peak oil. Indeed, we should have moved faster and long before now to create the new energy economy. It is clearly an abdication of leadership at the highest levels along with short-sighted corporate dominance of … [Read more...]
Today a Washington Post writer assailed President Obama's call for clean energy as unrealistic, arguing that there is no merit in investing in unproven technology. While the beneifts of clean energy are largely overstated in relation to what fossil fuels provide, to brush them aside wholesale reveals a worse ignorance. I responded to Ramesh Ponnuru's post on his blog Right Matters today, … [Read more...]
News that China leads the world in high speed train production and railway deployment inspires envy. While the U.S. has dedicated some funds to reinvigorating rail, the amount remains paltry in comparison to China's huge layout, and small in relation to our continued investment in roadway infrastructure. Whatever situation we may find ourselves in now relative to current rail beds and railway … [Read more...]
