Monthly Archives: February 2011

Coalition in Opposition to Fairfax County Purchase of Lorton Incinerator Grows

County staff has recommended that the Board of Supervisors vote to move forward with the purchase, but Fairfax County’s citizens and businesses will end up on the losing end if the Board agrees to the County staffs’ proposal. Continue reading

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Homebuilders Starting to See Glimmers of Hope

Initial unemployment claims for construction workers in the Richmond metro area dropped to 740 claimants in December 2010 from 1,107 the previous year. As a leading indicator, this suggests homebuilding is showing signs of picking up. Continue reading

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Death by Wind

Two recent, peer-reviewed and unimpeached studies explain why wind energy, a 17th century technology, has no sensible place in a 21st century civilization. And the research says you can have reasonable energy costs and reliable, consistent supply or you can have wind power. Continue reading

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Man Bites Dog: Public Official Sues Taxpayers

Falls Church Commissioner of the Revenue Tom Clinton is suing taxpayers after being asked to correct an assessment that a court had already ruled to be illegal. Continue reading

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Transparency Roundup

This week, a roundup of transparency bills in the General Assembly, information on Sunshine Week, open data activists and can Baltimore become a “Smarter City?” Continue reading

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