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Virginia wind power to become hotter issue in upcoming election year

Tue, Nov 01 2011 at 7:43 PM

Thanks to Solyndra's bankruptcy woes, many fear wind industry financial problems may be around the corner. Here's hoping a focus on wind will add jobs, improve the economy and, of course, increase renewable energy use.

Hurricane Irene was tough on birds

Mon, Sep 12 2011 at 6:22 PM

Though the hurricane was less severe than expected, it still did a number on bird nests and some birds.

Hurricane Irene's effects on Chesapeake Bay shellfish

Tue, Aug 30 2011 at 4:41 PM

Overflowing sewage treatment plants are not kind to Bay shellfish.

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Aging ocean tower may turn into energy lab

Thu, Jan 10 2013 at 12:26 PM

Department of Energy want to retrofit the Chesapeake Light Tower by 2014 or 2015 to measure wind energy possibilities.

5 thriving, sustainable communities

Wed, Jan 09 2013 at 3:47 PM

These modern neighborhoods rely on the age-old principle of cooperation for food, shelter, culture and social change.

Zoo animals frolic in the snow [Photos]

Tue, Jan 08 2013 at 11:48 AM

Pandas, otters, flamingos and other critters living at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., enjoy the freshly fallen snow.

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Mary Ann Moxon is a former special education teacher and executive director of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey. After many years of environmental work with the Texas League, she founded the Recycling Coalition of Arlington (the forerunner to curbside pickup in that city) and wrote a monthly "Easy Being Green" column in Arlington, Tex. She moved to Virginia in 2003 and wrote an environmental column in The Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, VA from 2008-2013.

Her environmental blog focuses on Tidewater Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay (since she's also a sailor), and includes ways to make greener choices, tips on green products and environmentally-wise lawn care and landscaping, and the latest threats to Virginia's environment (such as the proposed coal-powered power plant near the James River).

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