Energy and Environment
May 4, 2006 -
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) got back to serious business after Monday's silly "English only" National Anthem proposal and introduced new anti-pollution legislation. Sen. Dr. Frist says he won't bring it to the floor.
April 12, 2006 -
That's the argument put forward in a recent editorial in Field and Stream:
April 10, 2006 -
The New York Times has a revealing story today about Gaffney, South Carolina -- for all who have driven down I-85 through upstate SC, it's home of the famous "Gaffney Peach" -- and how residents are embracing a nuclear power as a possible boon for the economy:
April 6, 2006 -
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management sold off oil and gas exploration leases in several Southern National Forests last week:
April 4, 2006 -
Here's an interesting column from a local paper about a Halliburton/Virginia DOT scheme to widen I-81 to eight lanes through the Shenandoah Valley to accommodate more truck freight. The writer explains why this isn't such a swell idea, and proposes a common-sense alternative.
March 28, 2006 -
The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation Group have purchased more than 200,000 acres of forest land from International Paper for $300 million. The properties are all located in the South.
March 27, 2006 -
Our local newspaper here in Knoxville (home of TVA) ran a lengthy article yesterday defending TVA which I posted about at my blog. Here's an excerpt: