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Amid Coronavirus’ horrific impacts across humanity (from illnesses and deaths to economic devastation) are glimmers of how to seize a better path forward and what could result from a concerted global impact.  From countries restructuring economies to emphasize assuring basic needs and human dignity (such as South Korea launching a Green New Deal as its […]

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Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world are struggling with dealing with the medical crisis and economic impacts at the same time. Clearly, some are leading by impressive example (Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, to name a few) and, well, some are less than impressive in action. In the United States, the combined anti-science and […]

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Three basic principles in five words should guide economy sustaining and stimulating efforts for the coming months and years. Main Street not Wall Street Clean not dirty Future building not past restoring

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To address climate change, boost economic performance, and increase energy resiliency, we must electrify everything. As part of this, electrifying U.S. school buses is a particularly beneficial move that can and should occur rapidly. With Dominion Energy and Governor Northam announcements of electric school bus (ESB) demonstration projects last year, Virginia seemed truly on the […]

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A well-used but (all too) often adage Never let a good crisis go to waste. While not wanting to suggest that a global pandemic is a ‘good’, this crisis does create opportunity for action (and not just for unethical Amazon vendor price gouging). Clean energy investing, across all economy, is a prime example of this. […]

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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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The legislative session is about to close in Richmond. Lawmakers are working late hours. Deals are being cut. Good bills are being left on the table amid the end of season rush. And … Virginia is on the cusp of becoming a national leader in electric school buses (ESBs). Dominion has announced plans for a […]

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In no small part, the climate crisis is a problem of money and it is a challenge where better use and management of money could do much to address the crisis. Sunday, Elizabeth Warren released Stop Wall Street from Financing the Climate Crisis. Simply put, powerful, actionable, and effective measures that would do much to […]

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Shallow language has, for too long, hindered our understanding of and valuing of core institutions and capacities. “Bureaucracy” and “bureaucrats” are viewed negatively by most even though these institutions and people, with failures and inadequacies to be acknowledged and reformed, do work that enables society to function. In the past few years, “Deep State” has […]

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The Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) Facilities Planning Advisory Council (FPAC) focused on transportation issues in its 4 February meeting and, within that, discussed some issues related to an Electric School Bus (ESB) program.

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