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Daily Progress, July 21, 2008
"From hybrid vehicles to motion sensor fluorescent lights, Albemarle County government is going green.
Though it’s not cheap, county officials hope to save money in the long-term and reduce the county’s carbon footprint.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, July 16, 2008
"French fries and hush puppies keep Erik Whittington going on his daily commute from Locust Grove to Stafford County.
The 38-year-old doesn’t eat them by the pound. He uses the oil they’re cooked in to fuel his 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, which has a diesel engine.
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Culpeper Star-Exponent, July 8, 2008
"U.S. Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, voiced his support Monday of state legislation endorsing domestic drilling for oil and natural gas off the Virginia coastline.
The bill introduced by Del. Chris Saxman, R-Augusta, made its way through committee and was set to go before the full of House of Delegates Wednesday. "
New York Times, July 6, 2008
"Just three years ago, with oil trading at a seemingly frothy $66 a barrel, David J. O’Reilly made what many experts considered a risky bet. Outmaneuvering Chinese bidders and ignoring critics who said he overpaid, Mr. O’Reilly, the chief executive of Chevron, forked over $18 billion to buy Unocal, a giant whose riches date back to oil fields made famous in the film “There Will Be Blood.”"
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Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, July 16, 2008
"French fries and hush puppies keep Erik Whittington going on his daily commute from Locust Grove to Stafford County.
The 38-year-old doesn’t eat them by the pound. He uses the oil they’re cooked in to fuel his 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, which has a diesel engine.
"
Winchester Star, July 12, 2008
"The Clarke County Green Team is ready for action.
The advisory committee — whose members were confirmed at the Board of Supervisors’ work session Monday — will make recommendations to county officials about energy efficiency, conservation, and public education issues.
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New York Times, July 3, 2008
"Soaring gas prices and higher tolls seem to be doing for traffic in New York what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ambitious congestion pricing was supposed to do: reducing the number of cars clogging the city’s streets and pushing more people to use mass transit. In May, with gasoline at more than $4 a gallon, traffic at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bridges and tunnels dropped 4.7 percent compared with the same month the previous year. Preliminary data for June shows a similar decrease in traffic, and officials say the change is largely because of higher prices at the pump. ..."
Winchester Star, July 12, 2008
"The Clarke County Green Team is ready for action.
The advisory committee — whose members were confirmed at the Board of Supervisors’ work session Monday — will make recommendations to county officials about energy efficiency, conservation, and public education issues.
"
Culpeper Star-Exponent, July 8, 2008
"U.S. Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Richmond, voiced his support Monday of state legislation endorsing domestic drilling for oil and natural gas off the Virginia coastline.
The bill introduced by Del. Chris Saxman, R-Augusta, made its way through committee and was set to go before the full of House of Delegates Wednesday. "
Washington Post, June 28, 2008
"Dominion Virginia Power will raise electricity rates 18 percent starting Tuesday to pay for soaring fuel costs, the largest one-time rate increase in three decades.
The three-member Virginia State Corporation Commission, the state’s utility regulator, approved the increase in a ruling issued Friday. "
Culpeper Star-Exponent, June 24, 2008
"Dominion Virginia Power is pushing for an increase that would raise electric bills 18 percent to cover the soaring cost of the coal, natural gas and oil it burns in its generating plants to make power.
Both company officials and customers are going before the State Corporation Commission Tuesday morning to discuss a potential increase.
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Washington Post, June 25, 2008
"If it were possible to build a coal-fueled power plant in Virginia without controversy, it would happen here. In the state’s Appalachian southwest, there is coal in the hills, coal in the rail cars, and coal in family histories that stretch back to picks and shovels.
Apparently, it’s not possible. "
Washington Post, June 25, 2008
"State regulators indicated Tuesday that they would approve the biggest one-time jump in Dominion Virginia Power electricity rates in three decades, saying they have no choice but to allow what they acknowledged would be a hardship on many low-income residents."
Washington Post, June 3, 2008
"Electricity customers in Maryland and the District will overpay for power by more than $1.9 billion through mid-2011 as new federal rules intended to stimulate construction of plants instead enrich power companies, officials alleged yesterday. "
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