Category: Disasters and Disaster Preparedness
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The Uranium Quagmire
By Peter Galuszka For the 50 or so people sitting in the quaint Pepsi-Cola building Tuesday in Danville’s tobacco warehouse district, the information seemed to spawn more frustration than clarity. They had gathered to hear two economic impact reports regarding controversial plans by Virginia Uranium to mine an ore deposit a dozen miles to the…
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¡Viva la Revolución!
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in Business and Economy, Children and Families, Consumer Protection, Courts and law, Crime, Corrections, Law Enforcement, Demographics, Disasters and Disaster Preparedness, Economic development, Education (higher ed), Education (K-12), Electoral process, Energy, Government workers and pensions, Gun rights, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Infrastructure, Insurance, Labor and Workforce, Land use & Development, LGBQT, Money in politics, Planning, Politics, Poverty & income gap, Property rights, Public safety & health, Race and Race Relations, Regulations, Gov’t Oversight, Science & Technology, Social Services and Entitlements, Taxes, Transportation, Uncategorized, Water-waste waterEstimado Jefe! Usted nunca debe salir de la ciudad, señor! Ahora que usted está ausente, la revolución comienza! Amados lectores de ya no ver los artículos que glorifican a los ricos y privilegiados. Vamos a ayudar a la tierra y los pobres y redistribuir los fondos de cobertura. ¡Viva la Revolución!
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Good Move on Uranium
By Peter Galuszka Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has punted on the uranium controversy and that’s a good thing, assuming the General Assembly doesn’t lift the mining ban anyway. There are simply too many unknowns about mining the tract owned by Virginia Uranium near Chatham and the state has no knowledge or regulations about mining the…
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Occupy Bacon’s Rebellion!
By Peter Galuszka It’s tear gas and bean bags in Oakland. Cops in Atlanta. And now, the time has come to OCCUPY BACON’S REBELLION! We must do this to protest the indulgences and sense of entitlement that the libertarians who write here present. They are strict and pure capitalists — the worst kind. They must…
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The Wonk Salon, September 26, 2011
Many Parole Programs Still Winging It Urban Institute Evidence-based practices are making inroads in state correctional programs that oversee the release of 500,000 prisoners a year into the population. But many programs still appear to be flying by the seat of their pants. Want to Avoid Flood Damage? Elevate Your Stinkin’ House! Rand Corporation Want…
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Federal Flood Insurance: Primed for Disaster
With Virginia still recovering from the after-effects of Hurricane Irene, the Government Accountability Office posted a new study on its website, “Action Needed to Improve Administration of the National Flood Insurance Program,” along with congressional testimony by Orice Williams Brown, managing director of financial markets and community investment. The story was a dismal one. The…
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Grumpy Old Men
By Peter Galuszka Here I was, sitting in a strip mall Panera, waiting for the next electric socket to open up. It was the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and I had been without electricity since 4:35 p.m. Saturday. I have a home office, so having no power can be deadly. Plenty of other people had…
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Hurricane? That Means It’s Party Time!
You’ve got to feel sorry for the Weather Channel’s Eric Fisher — Virginia Beach residents just aren’t taking Hurricane Irene seriously. Woo hoo! Reminds me of the old joke: What are the most common last words of the American redneck? “Hey, ya’ll, watch this!”
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Virginia Earthquake Devastation
Thanks to everyone for their outpouring of support regarding the devastating 5.8-level earthquake in Virginia. We shall prevail. — James A. Bacon (Hat tip to jmckinley’s posterous.)
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All Shook Up
By Peter Galuszka Today’s earthquake near Mineral should shake up a lot of thinking. All sorts of things happened about 10 minutes to 2 p.m. The Pentagon was evacuated. Airplanes up and down the East Coast were put on ground hold. A stairwell in Richmond is said to have collapsed. As for me, I was…