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Want to increase energy efficiency, ward off global warming and save the plant? Then send in the capitalists. They have the creativity, resources and drive to get the job done.
by James A. Bacon
400 Years Behind
For all the resources it has expended, Virginia has made marginal progress cleaning up the Bay. The key data point: Three million more people live in the Chesapeake watershed than did 25 years ago.
by Doug Koelemay
The Estates Matrix
Estates, the organizing constructs of human society, have undergone dramatic conversions over the past 700 years. In the process, the Fourth Estate has relinquished its once-decisive role.
by EM Risse
Let the Greenway Bloom
Tolls from the Dulles Greenway are funding road improvements that government can’t afford to make, and investors are watching to see how fairly Virginia regulators treat private risk capital.
by Leonard Gilroy
Heed the Guy Who Stayed Home
Jim Gilmore has a near-lock on the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate next year. But he would be wise to listen to Chris Saxman, the up-and-comer who chose not to challenge him.
by Norm Leahy
Forget Passenger Rail
Norfolk Southern’s CEO provides clarity regarding the high cost of infrastructure and the lack of political will to pay for it. So much for the dreamy-eyed fantasies of those pricey consultants.
by Peter Galuszka
Citizen, Heal Thyself
Poor health in coalfield communities is a national disgrace. Citizens need to mobilize schools, churches and government agencies to instruct children in healthier lifestyles.
by Frank Kilgore
Nice & Curious Questions
It’s Not My Neighbor’s Water: Turning on the Tap in Virginia
by Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs