Putting Wind on Trial — By David Schnare Why would an environmental law center put wind on trial? And what does a court case challenging Colorado's renewable energy mandates have to do with Virginia? The answer: Wind is not affordable and it is not clean. (4/4/2011) Read it here!
February 2011
Death By Wind — By David Schnare.
On February 7th, the federal bureaucracy announced its plans for off-shore wind energy. To mark the occasion, Virginia Governor McDonnell stated that the Commonwealth must use “a diverse portfolio of fuels, including . . . offshore and onshore wind . . . . At the same time we must also maintain reasonable energy costs and a reliable, consistent supply.” Problem is, you can’t do both. (2/22/2011) Read It Here!
June 2010
The Jefferson Journal: Taking State Parks Off the State's Books, Part II — By Leonard Gilroy The idea of long-term concessions with private recreation management firms for the operation and maintenance of state parks has generated feedback ranging from supportive to skeptical. But attached to some of that skepticism have been myths about what this new concept for public lands management is ... and isn't. Here are a few of those myths, and answers to them. (6/25/2010) Read It Here!
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