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Fauquier Times-Democrat, March 12, 2010
"At the March work session, Warrenton Mayor George Fitch on March 4 once again asked the town council about its interest in taking the lead in a waste-to-energy project.
Fitch has promoted a waste-to-energy plant at the county landfill for several years. It would convert garbage into electricity and fuel.
The county initially expressed interest in participating, but that interest waned due to the project’s $50 million price tag.
Who would pay it hasn’t been completely determined, but Fitch insists “private industry” will take all the risk. "
Virginian-Pilot, March 12, 2010
"Mining uranium can create health and economic problems, experts said yesterday.
A company called Virginia Uranium Inc. wants to mine uranium in Pittsylvania County in south-central Virginia. The radioactive material fuels nuclear power plants.
Uranium and related substances such as radon have been linked to problems such as cancer, birth defects and kidney disease, said Doug Brugge, a professor of public health at the Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Danville News, March 5, 2010
"While anti-uranium mining interests are meeting in one part of Richmond on Thursday, a different group of folks will be holding an event sponsored by pro-energy-industry organizations just across town. "
Richmond Times Dispatch, February 18, 2010
"Dominion Virginia Power’s energy conservation proposal received backing today from members of the public for environmental and economic reasons.
A half dozen people spoke in favor of the Richmond-based company’s $48.4 million proposal at a State Corporation Commission hearing.
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Danville News, March 5, 2010
"While anti-uranium mining interests are meeting in one part of Richmond on Thursday, a different group of folks will be holding an event sponsored by pro-energy-industry organizations just across town. "
Virginian-Pilot, February 8, 2010
"The dream held by many to establish a viable locally based wind energy-generation industry utilizing massive windmill farms off the coast of Hampton Roads could be realized in six to 11 years.
That’s an achievable time line if all the pieces come together, according a Dominion Resources executive.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, January 29, 2010
"State lawmakers again this year are weighing a host of "green" bills.
Energy and water quality are among priorities of the Virginia Conservation Network, says its director, Nathan Lott.
"We took some steps forward last year, and we want to build on that," he said.
For example, VCN supports the creation of energy efficiency resource standards requiring utilities to boost efficiency and cut electricity consumption.
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Washington Business Journal, January 29, 2010
"A property tax bill has become perhaps the region’s most powerful, and unlikely, tool to make serious dents in local energy consumption.
The District is the latest municipality to explore a new mode of energy efficiency financing: a revolving fund that makes upfront loans to homeowners or businesses for energy retrofits to their buildings. Those borrowers repay the loan fund through an increase in their property taxes, which ensures that the payers of the loan and beneficiaries of the energy savings remain one and the same regardless of how many times the building changes hands.
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Daily Progress, February 4, 2010
"The House of Delegates approved a legislative priority of Charlottesville and Albemarle County on Wednesday.
The measure, patroned by Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, would allow local governments to donate money to nonprofit entities that perform energy efficiency services or promote energy efficiency.
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Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2010
"Falling U.S. electricity production in the past two years is frustrating the utility industry and shaking up timetables for some major infrastructure projects.
Electricity output decreased 3.7% last year, the steepest drop since 1938, according to federal statistics, following a nearly 1% decline in 2008.
The recent downward trend is making it trickier for utilities to forecast future power consumption, a critical component of planning investments in new power plants and transmission lines."
Winchester Star, January 11, 2010
"Clarke County residents should find a little “green” in their mailboxes next week.
The Piedmont Environmental Council is sending a news sheet to every household in the county, explaining 10 ways guaranteed to save energy and money.
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Washington Post, January 2, 2010
"The Arlington County Board kicked off the new year with a dramatic resolution: to get the county’s private sector to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. "
C-Ville Weekly, December 18, 2009
"Just heard from the organizers of the PEC’s latest mass-information campaign, and they were excited to tell me about the timeline for their project. These are the folks who’ve previously brought you the very attractive Buy Fresh Buy Local guide, which is annually mailed to gazillions of households throughout the Piedmont and has been, by all accounts, wildly successful in letting people know about the local food movement."
Leesburg Today, December 15, 2009
"Despite concerns from some county supervisors that more work was needed on the new energy efficiency strategy, a five-member majority of the board voted to adopt the 30-year plan created by a consultant, but with some caveats.
The 78-page strategy, along with 13 appendixes covering another 104 pages, was created as part of the county’s application for $2.2 million in federal stimulus money under the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. Of that money, $250,000 was used to create the strategy.
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