January 2009
27 posts
US Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Facility Plan Dropped by... →
Dominion Power To Sell Renewable Energy →
I wonder if this means they will put solar panels on their riverfront, Enron-style energy trading floor?
Virginia Legislators Consider Ban on Plastic... →
Save Millions of Birds →
Swinging Through The Bamboo in Cannon Creek
I was supposed to be taking it easy. I had been sick for much of the past week, even going to the doctor and the hospital. But Saturday morning I found myself knee deep in the stream yanking on a tire under some old trees. At least I was not alone; I was part of the huge turnout for the Cannon Creek Greenway Cleanup. This was not the first time I had been here either. I took part in a smaller...
Carl Pope to Step Down as Executive Director of...
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2009 Contact: David Willett, 202-675-6698
Carl Pope to Step Down as Executive Director of Sierra Club Will Move to Role of Chairman Once Successor is Hired
San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope announced today that he is planning to step down from his position, effective once a new Executive Director is hired. The Sierra Club Board of...
CNN: Global warming threatens forests, study says →
Tennessee Residents Demand Answers From Congress... →
Understandably in the anticipation leading up to yesterday’s inauguration, your political eye was probably not focused on what’s going on in the aftermath of the TVA coal ash spill. But last week Sarah McCoin and Tom Gizzard, residents of Harriman, Tennessee, showed up at Congress asking questions and bearing gifts of coal ash in mason jars. They also delivered hats with “Filthy Coal” written on...
Audobon Society Surveys JRP
Richmond Audubon Society recently did a survey of the James River Park System.
Hat tip to Times Dispatch for this.
Here’s a report on the day from Julie Kacmarcik.
Another great turn-out for the 27th annual James River Winter Count today. This was probably the chilliest count in recent memory, starting out at about 5 degrees at sunrise and soaring up to 14 by the time we met at Mary and...
Think Outside the Bottle Community Kick-Off...
Protect our Water!
Challenge Corporate Control of Water Strengthen Public Water Systems
Kick-Off Meeting!
Where: Sierra Club HQ (422 E. Franklin, 3rd Floor) When: Thursday, January 22nd, 6:30 PM
Contact: Pete Williams at pete@greencorps.org or
701-721-7779 and visit www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org
Meditating On My Stomach....And My Wallet
a shift of 20% of our food dollars into locally directed spending would result in a nearly half billion dollar annual income increase in King County alone and twice that in the Central Puget Sound region
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I highly urge you to check out the pdf file that the above quote links to and look the pie charts on p. 33.
Auto Industry Sees Bright Future for Electric... →
First TV Zombies, Now Ghost Nets, Is It Halloween... →
Serious question: what does Virginia do to remove ghost nets?
Please let me know.
“I took the chance. I was young and stupid to do this,” Albers says with a...”
– http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54420
5 High Speed Trains that are Changing the Face of... →
With the Commonwealth Transportation Board Public Hearing meeting tonight, I thought the above link might be timely.
Some interesting, recent posts on local recycling
Some interesting, recent posts on local recycling:
Recycling programs cost municipalities more
Richmond Into Sustainability? Yea, Right!
Ex Comm, TGIF, Calendar
This past Wednesday the SCFOJ Executive Committee met for the first time in 2009. We sadly accepted the resignation of long time Board member, Annebel Lewis. We are very grateful for her service. At the meeting we also had several guests, some of whom may help fill vacated Board seats over time. John Wade made a small informal presentation on his plans for the upcoming Biggest Picture film...
Green Building for City of Richmond!
This is a good start and deserves support.
Thanks,Scott From upcoming City Council agenda: 29. Res. No. 2008-R152 (Patron: Mr. Hilbert) - To implement policies requiring the application of green, high performance building standards to all City construction projects ***; and that all new building or facility construction, major renovation or improvement projects undertaken on existing buildings...
Energy efficiency better for Virginia economy than...
The Wise Energy for Virginia coalition will release results of an analysis comparing the economic effects of investing in energy efficiency in Virginia instead of building the 585-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Wise County to meet the same electricity demand. The analysis, performed by Abt Associates, shows that meeting demand through efficiency yields hundreds of millions of dollars annually...
Mattaponi Event plus Ex Comm Meeting
The Sierra Club Falls of the James Executive Committee is meeting tomorrow night, 7 pm, at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Earlier in the day…
Dear Friends of the Mattaponi and Richmond folks,
in particular those of you living in the Richmond area: Come out tomorrow to hear Karen Westermann,who will talk about her book, The Chief and I, aboutChief Webster Custalow and the...
Recycling rate tops 50% in Richmond →
EPA Sued to Force Restoration of Degraded... →
Solar Stadium in Taiwan Close to Completion →
How about for refurbished stadium on Boulevard or other complexes in Richmond?
The solar roof, which emulates the form of a flowing river, can, depending on the strength of the sunshine, cover 75% of the energy needs of the stadium which can hold 55,000 spectators. On days when no competitions are taking place, the electricity generated is fed into the grid.