December 2009
64 posts
TD Sports Blog: New state park on the way →
Yet Another Top Ten of 2009: Green Building →
Panasonic’s new home battery could store a... →
7 Weird and Wacky Endangered Birds →
Steve Mouzon on The GREEN Top Ten for 2010 →
J.R. Pope profile →
Renewable Energy Market Directions: 2010 →
Ernst's message on the Bay: Less compromise... →
Many polluting industries endorse candidates and give them money. But the bay foundation and most other environmental groups choose not to. “They are fighting with one hand tied behind their back,” Ernst said, “and they are doing it voluntarily.” (One exception is the politically active Sierra Club.)
Saving The Snow: Skiing Industry Sets Sustainable... →
WatchThey didn’t build the traffic sewers. They weren’t responsible for the horrible land use and lack of connected quiet streets. They didn’t choose where they live. But they want to ride their bikes to school. So they do.
Wired: Warming Already Speeding Up Insect Breeding →
Anniversary of TVA Coal Ash Spill as Forgotten as... →
On the third day before Christmas in 2008, the people living along the Emory River in East Tennessee were listening to songs about a “white Christmas” like everybody else in the country, trying to look forward and not back. A new president had been elected—that’s what people were thinking about—after eight long years of war and unprecedented corruption, as well as...
The Ocean is Not A Dump! →
Offshore Aquaculture Act introduced to US Congress →
I often criticize Congress, but I also like to note their good work- like this.
Stratoshield to Save Planet? →
Yes, its another ‘geo-engineering’ scheme to stave off global warming (and no, this is NOT an official endorsement by the Sierra Club by any means). But this one has an inventor, Nathan Myhrvold, who has a pretty interesting record and is known as an “invention capitalist”. He says while getting off fossil fuels is important, we may still need to do some radical things to...
Container barge service from Norfolk to Richmond... →
“We have created jobs,” Whitmore said. “We have been good to the Port of Richmond, we have been good to the Virginia Port Authority.”
He said that for every container ferried by the barge, 20 gallons of fuel was saved.
“We’ve had 54 barge calls at Hampton Roads ports and the same number in Richmond,” Whitmore said. “I think it’s gone very...
Bill O'Reilly on Solar: The Factor Goes Haywire →
I wonder how many Virginia politicians think of solar the same way as Bill O’Reilly.
Virginia already has the oldest schools in the country. How about renovating some roofs, and while at it, adding solar? Other states are already doing this.
From National SC: Celebrate the Sierra Club's... →
President Obama Leads World to Historic, If...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2009 CONTACT: Josh Dorner, +1 202.679.7570, +45 5271 9887
President Obama Leads World to Historic, If Incomplete Climate Deal Progress Made Sets Stage for Fair, Ambitious, and Binding Deal in 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark—After two weeks of fraught, stalled negotiations, President...
Blog Post On Copenhagen From Glen Besa
Winning Ugly, but Fired up and Ready to Go!
Reflections on where we go from Copenhagen
There are many things that are being said about the shortcomings of the Copenhagen negotiations, but with the science telling us we must take action now if we are to protect our climate as well as the people impacted by climate change and the rich bio-diversity of this planet we call home, there is little...
Sheila Sheppard Also FOJ 2009 Green Giant Award
Sheila is being recognized for her extraordinary service to the environment and the Sierra Club as the Coordinator of Partnership for Smarter Growth.
Sheila is a Sierra Club member, and most recently has partnered with Richmond and Chesterfield Planning Departments. On the 2d River City Saunter over 150 participated in a revitalization tour to evaluate...
Falls of James color Newsletter January 010...
http://virginia.sierraclub.org/foj/newsletter/newsletter.html
Check out the Mistletoe and Holly Event pictures.
River District News: Kaine, Jones at the Virginia... →
This is fantastic. I am hoping that more people will start seeing the potential for Richmond’s greenways.
East Coast Greenway, here we come!
All or Nothing: A Look at the Copenhagen Endgame →
Grant deadlines approaching
From the Virginia Conservation Network newsletter:
Details: Captain Planet Foundation Deadline: December 31, 2009 The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to support hands-on environmental projects for youth throughout the world. The Foundation is interested in funding innovative programs that empower children and youth to work towards solving environmental problems in their neighborhoods...
Speed Saves: Fastest Way To Low-Carbon Electricity... →
Beware False Balance in Climate Science: All... →
As I argued in my post on science, evidence and the importance of action, it is vital that we environmentalists align ourselves with fair and rigorous debate. The only trouble is, ‘fairness’ is sometimes confused with ‘balance’. Ever since Al Gore declared the debate “over”, skeptics have been crying foul—arguing that the environmental movement (if we really are...
News from Virginia Dept. of Rail & Public...
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Rail Transit Safety Bill Introduced – U.S Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood recently presented to Congress the Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, a transit safety bill that would establish safety standards across all rail transit systems. The bill...
FOJG HOLIDAY FUND RAISER successful- thanks to our...
Bill said it best:
FOJG Volunteers, Thank you all for making the FOJG HOLIDAY FUND RAISER this past Wednesday a spectacular success. In addition to having a lot of fun seeing old friends and meeting new ones, we raised several thousand dollars for the FOJG as a result of your work and the generous spending by you and other members and guests. Thank you for donating your time and money to help...
Do-It-Yourself Solar at Lowe’s →
Only a matter of time before we see this in Virginia. Tell Dominion Power where it can stick their dirty coal and nuclear.
Population of Prize Fish Species May be 27%... →
Planting trees in Ginter Park →
Delaware Promotes Itself As Offshore Wind Energy... →
Memo to the Governor-elect of Virginia- you could start your term right by announcing your own commitment to wind energy. Or are you just going to let Delaware leave us behind in the renewable energy competition?
Style on Oysters →
Its good to see large articles like this. See Style’s previous article on the Lake Anna nuclear issue by clicking here.
Sunspots Predict Shrimp Catch →
This one is a little out there, but I thought it might be of interest.
GreenLight: The U.S. Army Experiments with Net... →
But in an effort to reduce energy consumption, the Army has commissioned the construction of two net zero energy duplexes at Fort Cambell that will likely achieve LEED platinum status. The buildings will consume 54 percent less power than similar, conventional homes and draw power from solar panels and geothermal systems. More interesting technologies: the buildings will sport an airtight...
NPR: Scientists Work To Protect Cuba's Unspoiled... →
“It’s really a time machine here in Cuba. And we’ve got another chance to look at these reefs the way they used to be,” Guggenheim says. “It’s almost as if someone’s telling us: OK guys, you’ve got one more chance to get this right. Look around, see what it’s supposed to look like, protect this, and use these lessons to protect everything...
California School District to Launch Solar... →
Citizens should demand it NOW.
Times Dispatch : Conference to focus on energy, environment in Va.
More Than You Paid For: BPA Found in Cash Register... →
truthout.org: We All Breathe the Same Air and... →
Some 8,000 kilometres from the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Native American environmental experts from 66 tribes came together at a summit here this week to address the most pressing needs in their communities - problems, all emphasised, that know no geographic boundaries. These include water and air pollution, superfund cleanup, mining and illegal dumping, as well as the impacts of...