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Energy Freedom

EPA vs. Other Feds: Whom Do You Believe?

(Gary Baise columns show the impact of federal regulation on our agricultural economy. Federal government over-reach in one state can happen in Virginia. He lives in Virginia.) EPA issued a...

Gary Baise
January 24, 2013

Uranium Mining in Virginia – A Local Decision is Best

America’s future – and Virginia’s – depends in large measure on whether we will be good stewards and wise users of our abundant, God-given natural resources. It is rarely good...

Jefferson Forum
January 17, 2013

Uranium Mining: Rewards Do Not Outweigh the Risks

Whenever someone opens a discussion about uranium mining and milling in Virginia with, “trust me – we’ll get it right once the regulations are in place”, it should surprise no...

Jefferson Forum
January 17, 2013

Happy New Year: Poultry Farmer Wins Court Case

(Gary Baise is a Virginia resident. This article shows the extent to which some will go to use the legal system to harm farmers all in the name of the...

Jefferson Forum
January 3, 2013

Virginia Can Lead the Nuclear Renaissance

Security Threats to our Critical Infrastructure Are Real On Friday, June 29th 2012, Virginia and most of the mid-Atlantic region received a wake up call regarding our fragile electric power...

Jefferson Forum
December 13, 2012

A Post Election Warning

(Gary Baise is a national respected environmental attorney who lives here in Virginia and writes on issues that can impact on Virginia’s economy.) The election is over, and EPA is...

Gary Baise
November 29, 2012

Protecting Federalism and State Sovereignty Through anti-Commandeering Legislation

Unfunded federal mandates are a growing problem for states and an even larger problem for local governments. The Jefferson Institute and the Free Market Environmental Law Clinic at George Mason...

David Schnare
November 27, 2012

Key Uranium Mining Study Misrepresented

(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 9, 2012. It is reprinted here with minor edits.)As a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) uranium...

Jefferson Forum
November 1, 2012

Environmentalist Oil Sands Opposition: Questionable Ethics

The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer-funded government grants, and persuading...

Jefferson Forum
November 1, 2012

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.