December 2008
33 posts
New Year Coming Fast - Mark Your Calendars for...
Wednesday, January 7 - Lunch Break Science talk on King William Reservoir, 12 noon, Science Museum
also Wednesday, Jan. 7 - SCFOJ Executive Committee Meeting, 7pm, Science Museum
Thursday, January 8 - Kilowatt Ours , 10 pm, on WCVE
Monday, January 12 - Commonwealth Transportation Board Public Hearing, 6pm, VDOT Central Office Auditorium
Wednesday, January 14- SCFOJ General Monthly...
You Forgot A Gift Or Two?- No Problem- Sierra Club...
An oversupply is causing FOJG to slash prices to $10 per calendar, Wall or Engagement.. Come & Get them while supplies last, you known they make great holiday gifts. Thanks for supporting FOJG. — Tamara Smith tamara.smith47@comcast.net or tamsmith47@gmail.com
Spill Estimate Grows To 1 Billion Gallons →
Ask People In Knoxville About 'Clean Coal' →
Some Good News In Time For Holidays →
Quoting the Environmental Defense Fund:
Needless to say, this is a big win for clean air in America. The EPA has estimated the rule would prevent 17,000 deaths annually by 2015.
Passive Solar →
Imagine how much energy this would save on a larger building too.
Governor’s Commission on Climate Change
Thank you for contacting the Governor’s Commission on Climate Change during the ten months of its deliberations. We thought you would like to know that the Commission has finished its work and has published its Final Report. The Final Report can be found atwww.deq.virginia.gov/info/climatechange.html.
New York State Mandates Retailers to Collect &... →
How about it, Virginia? If we can’t ban plastic bags outright like other places, that is.
Exxon Fined A Measly 6 Million for Polluting Our... →
Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and... →
Jacobson has conducted the first quantitative, scientific evaluation of the proposed, major, energy-related solutions by assessing not only their potential for delivering energy for electricity and vehicles, but also their impacts on global warming, human health, energy security, water supply, space requirements, wildlife, water pollution, reliability and sustainability. His findings indicate...
GM is Weeping: BYD F3DM Plug-in Hybrid Goes On... →
EPA's Most Wanted
Here’s the list, which is fascinating reading by itself.
Here is Treehugger’s take on it, which adds a lot of context.
And speaking of criminality, Back Porch Energy is showing parts of Who Killed The Electric Car? tonight at Globehopper’s.
Get ready for the New Year with SCFOJ
Many thanks to those who attended last week’s SCFOJ Holiday Dinner. It was a great success.
Adele reminded me that the December SCFOJ Conservation Committee meeting is not happening due to holiday conflicts but please do mark your calendars for the next one, which will be on January 26, 2009. She looks forward to seeing everyone at the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter office (422 E....
Richmond's Green Building and Trees; SUPPORT NOW!
The latest agenda for the City of Richmond’s Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Committee contains a number of items of interest- including something on a ‘Shade Tree Commssion’ and the long-awaited green building resolution. These two items alone can make a huge difference in Richmond’s ability to conserve carbon and energy and its part to slow global warming.
We...
Clean Coal Carolers Slink out of Town in Shame →
“how about turning the most famous song in English about the birth of Jesus into a commercial for the coal industry…OK, you guys know what that song was about before you changed the words, right? Where are the ‘War on Christmas’ people when you need them?”
Urban ReVision: Envisioning a Sustainable City... →
Didn’t the Greater Richmond Partnership or one of those corporate groups take a junket to Dallas to ‘study’ it?
Earth Hour 2009: Will Richmond Take Action? →
Symbolic? Maybe. But symbols are important. And so is coming up with a plan for other, more substantial actions.
One thing is clear, with a budget crisis imminent, one of the best ways for Richmond to save is to cut its energy usage.
Graphic Of The Day: Urban Trees A Significant And... →
Revolving Door Uses You to Make Energy →
Bacon's Rebellion Is Asking Strong Questions
“Even Tim Kaine talks out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to global warming. But how much longer is Big Business going to be allowed to have its way with the state’s air and water?”
Click the quote above to go to the post on this Virginia blog.
The Incredible Shrinking Man: How Pollution is... →
Restoring Natural Areas = Economic Stimulus & Job... →
Big Box Stores (Like Circuit City): Reuse or... →
Cool Website Gives You Greenest Home Address →
Bush Administration Takes Another Last Minute Poke... →
Why did Democrats put impeachment off the table?
“City Stormwater Meetings Focuses on Non-profits
RICHMOND, VA—Beginning Thurs....”
– City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities
New "Vivace" System Draws Renewable Energy from... →
Crab AND Tuna? Carytown and Sushi?
Crab and tuna stocks are on the verge of collapse. And Carytown is adding more sushi restaurants?