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At times, the expression ‘the inmates have taken over the asylum’ seems all too relevant to the governance process and is sadly too true when it comes to the Commonwealth of Virignia. Yesterday, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli declared that his “belief” system evidently trumps science as he committed the Commonwealth and its citizens’ taxes [...]

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This guest post comes from The Green Miles who, with reason, is appalled at the Virginia GOP’s determination to display its anti-science syndrome credentials for all the world to see. [Note: for a related, background, post, see: Cold Weather … the glaring need for context

You just had to do it, didn’t you, Republican Party of [...]

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The Commonwealth of Virginia has long embraced a tradition of:

Good governance (especially fiscal management)
Support for good public education (including a top public university system)
Protection of its historical legacy and landscape (such as Civil War battlefields and the Piedmont)
Business-friendly policy.

Looking at the economic and political landscape, the time seems ripe for taking actions (moving forward with [...]

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Creigh Deeds’ new ad begins “Does Bob McDonnell really stand with us?” With his misogynist and regressive views, as detailed in his Liberty University thesis or McDonnell’s half-baked and truthiness-laden concepts to raid educational funds to pour concrete in an insufficient answers to Virginia’s transportation challenges to, well, many of McDonnell’s views and “proposals”, [...]

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Eight months ago, I opened an effort to Vote Energy Smart, not Energy Dumb!
The opportunity is before us to bring focus to [energy and global warming] across campaigns, across the United States, and make Energy/Global Warming a winning issue come November and a higher priority for serious Congressional and Administration action come [...]

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Today is the last day for placing questions and comments before the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC)  (comments) about two major issues from Dominion Virginia Power.

Wise County coal-fired power plant (application, 14 page pdf) PUE-2007-0066
A 500 kV transmission line to bring coal electricity to Northern Virginia from Ohio (application, 29 page pdf)  PUE-2007-00033

Green Miles posted, yesterday, [...]

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