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Elections have consequences: Virginia Clean Economy edition

March 6th, 2020 · Comments Off on Elections have consequences: Virginia Clean Economy edition

The Virginia legislature just passed the Clean Economy Act. The Virginia CEA (VCEA): Mandates 100% clean electricity by 2045 the first mandated Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in Commonwealth history Will shut down must coal powered plants no later than 2030 and all fossil-fuel (including fossil gas) electricity no later than 2045 Implicitly requires the use […]

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Restraints on School Buses: Don’t mandate without public policy/cost-benefit analysis (Virginia ESB edition)

March 6th, 2020 · Comments Off on Restraints on School Buses: Don’t mandate without public policy/cost-benefit analysis (Virginia ESB edition)

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Virginia state government agencies do not mandate seat belts on school buses. School bus design, over the years, has focused on providing a safe space without seat belts.  School buses are already the safest form of road transportation in the United States and it is quite unclear, when one […]

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