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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Can Virginia’s Coal Industry Survive the EPA ?
(This first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch) Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner soon, possibly this week, will have a chance to strike a blow in favor of responsible environmental policies that are balanced with common sense about the … Continue reading
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The UVA Controversy Threatens its Reputation
The hotly protested firing of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan should draw more attention to the cost crisis in higher education—a national crisis that has begun to put academic officials under great pressure in their long-privileged environments. But even … Continue reading
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A Better Way to Improve Transit to Dulles
On July 3rd Loudoun County’s supervisors are to decide whether to spend taxpayers’ money supporting Phase 2 of the $2.8 billion rail extension to Dulles Airport and beyond. They have three strong reasons to decline their support: First, the proposed … Continue reading
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The EPA’s War on Virginia
Last September, Dominion Power announced it would shut down a coal-fired power plant in Chesapeake, Virginia that will take 638 megawatts of affordable and reliable electricity off the grid. Unfortunately for the state, this is the first of many power … Continue reading
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Smart Growth for Conservatives (Part 2 of 3)
Now, let’s look at the public policies that have shaped land use since World War II and view them through the prism of conservative principles. Land use codes. The underlying premise of zoning codes is that different land uses — … Continue reading
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