Author Archive for Glen

Moving towards 21st Century Transportation
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Moving towards 21st Century Transportation

by Roger Diedrich
The issue of transportation reform continues to receive attention in Washington and around the country. The Sierra Club has identified Green Transportation as one of six major campaigns for the next 10 years. The campaign’s elements, often characterized as three legs of a stool, are:
• Clean, efficient vehicles
• Clean fuels
• Choice in travel [...]

Solar industry predicted to grow again soon
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Solar industry predicted to grow again soon

by Ivy Main
Solar energy, long viewed as too expensive for widespread use in Virginia, may reach competitive price levels across the nation within just six years.
This was the big take-home message for several Sierra Club members who attended a one-day conference
on April 24 [2009] marking the opening of George Washington University’s Institute for Analysis of [...]