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Jim Webb at 87 Percent on LCV Score
Just saying, that's a better score than Obama or Clinton. see it hereOn Republicans for Environmental Protection explains McCain ranking (or lack thereof) posted 1 year, 5 months ago 4 Responses
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Gypsy Moths Are Invasives KILL THEM ALL!
If you live in Virginia there's a good chance these "tent worms" are the much more insidious and invasive gypsy moth (Lymantrisexia dispar) which last year destroyed 73,408 acres in Virginia alone.
Gypsy moths look very similar to their benign cousins but are highly destructive to forest health and 100 percent invasive to North America. If you see gypsy moths do our natural world a favor and kill them on sight. Our forests, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains depend on it. Here's some more info. on the gypsy moth:
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/nor ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_MothOn Umbra on tent caterpillars posted 1 year, 5 months ago 14 Responses
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Here, Here...
Don't misconstrue this as an endorsement for Clinton, but jeez, it's awfully demeaning they way everyone refers to her by her first name. I honestly think it's subtle sexism -- like a woman is best referred to by her first name. (Although, it doesn't help that all her campaign materials refer to her as just "Hillary.") On What makes a good climate change plan? posted 1 year, 8 months ago 3 Responses
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Where Will the "Clean Coal" Come From?
Some magical happy mine that doesn't destroy wilderness, pollute our streams, or make the surrounding areas completely unlivable?
Clean coal is a myth. On Two huge power plants offer different paths forward posted 1 year, 8 months ago 8 Responses
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Tim Kaine is Essentially a Dud
As a Virginia Democrat, I have to say Kaine has pretty much turned out to be a dud. While he's still better than the alternative, George Allen, he's proven to be less a progressive and more of an inept bureaucrat. He's dropped the ball on basic environmental issues as this post points out and -- perhaps worse -- bumbled initiatives like the Dulles Rail project and aggressive driver fees that will provide plenty of fodder for Republicans in a state that is still very much a deep purple.
In a state with term limits and a short election cycle for governors it's easy to see how Kaine's missteps could lead to a Republican victory next time around. On Tim Kaine burns national ambitions in coal furnace posted 1 year, 8 months ago 4 Responses