Monthly Archives: March 2011

Why Public Sector Unions are bad for the US.

While private-sector unions fight with management over an equitable distribution of profits, Government unions negotiate with friendly politicians over taxpayer’s money putting the public interest at odds with union interests Continue reading

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Governor McDonnell Signs Bill Creating Inventory of Virginia State-Owned Land

Bill requires DGS to provide a listing of surplus properties on the Department’s website, to include parcel identification consistent with national spatial data standards in addition to a street address. Continue reading

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Let Virginia Decide its Own Energy Policy

Ultimately, Virginians, not Federal leaders, should decide if the domestic energy resources available off our coast are pursued. Continue reading

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Thoughts on High-Speed Rail

Despite this author’s affinity for rail, studies indicate that shifting people from other modes to HSR has very small impact on emissions and oil use, does not do much to stimulate economic development, and can only be said to work well in very select circumstances. Continue reading

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Putting Wind on Trial

Hard facts have emerged from the noise of environmental activism, from the hush of subsidy-driven self-interested energy company green-washing and from the increasingly grumpy offices of the state public utility commissions. Wind is not affordable and it is not clean. Continue reading

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