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Columns
Brainy
Power
Dominion's
proposed $600 million investment in a "smart
grid" is the first step toward an electric power
system in which conservation and renewables have equal
standing with with coal and nukes.
by
James A. Bacon
Flash
the Lights and
Blow the Sirens
The
NVTA is near death as legislators fail once again.
by
Doug Koelemay
Beyond
the Headlines
A
thread runs between many newspaper stories: Higher
energy prices are reordering everything from
international trade flows to housing
affordability. Too bad our Institutions are
responding so sluggishly.
by
EM Risse
Reviving
the Great Melting Pot
A
century ago, Americans expected immigrants to learn
English and adapt to a new culture. Would it be
politically incorrect to encourage today's immigrants to
"Americanize"?
by
Chris Braunlich
Bogus
Tax Break
The
back-to-school tax break feels good -- for two days out
of the year. Woopido. How about a tax break that
provides relief 365 days a year?
by
Norman Leahy
The
Netherworld of FDA Regulation
Getting
the agency to oversee tobacco is creating strange
bedfellows and will end up keeping the status quo –
letting thousands more die.
by
Peter Galuszka
When
All Else Fails, Try the Head Smackingly
Obvious
Want
to relieve traffic congestion? Stop funding pork
barrel and prioritize transportation projects
that... (drum roll)... relieve traffic congestion.
by
Ron Utt
Departments
Nice
& Curious Questions
Riffles
and Cascades: Waterfalls in Virginia
by
Edwin S. Clay III and Patricia Bangs
Bacon's
Rebellion - the Blog
Read
the Bacon's
Rebellion blog daily. Here
are the blog posts that have been generating the most commentary:
1.
Questions
Begin on Beltway HOT Lanes, Questions Linger
2.
Land
Use and the International Investment Crisis
3.
Is
Virginia Losing its Mojo?
4.
Kermit
the Frog Notwithstanding, It Is Easy Being Green
5.
My
Lunch with Big Oil
6.
An
"Example" of Government Speech
7.
Economic
Development Triage
8.
Has
Gene Trani Stayed On Too Long?
9.
The
Price of Gas in China
10:
Appalachia,
Pharmacists and Economic Development
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