The Issues
Energy Freedom
Despite a lack of evidence to support their assertions, EPA continues to insist that mercury emissions from US power plants pose a significant risk. This line of thinking poses great...
Jefferson Forum
April 28, 2011
"The EPA used heavy-handed tactics with states, flawed models and showed a disregard for costs in developing a new Bay cleanup plan, members of Congress and the agricultural community charged...
Jefferson Forum
April 28, 2011
Taken together, everything EPA is doing to tax and penalize coal use will result in huge increases in electricity prices that will hammer family budgets, especially in minority communities, impair...
Jefferson Forum
April 14, 2011
Why would an environmental law center put wind on trial? And what does a court case challenging Colorado’s renewable energy mandates have to do with Virginia? The answer: Wind is...
David Schnare
April 8, 2011
Bill requires DGS to provide a listing of surplus properties on the Department's website, to include parcel identification consistent with national spatial data standards in addition to a street address....
Jefferson Forum
March 31, 2011
Ultimately, Virginians, not Federal leaders, should decide if the domestic energy resources available off our coast are pursued....
Jefferson Forum
March 31, 2011
Hard facts have emerged from the noise of environmental activism, from the hush of subsidy-driven self-interested energy company green-washing and from the increasingly grumpy offices of the state public utility...
Jefferson Forum
March 31, 2011
Twenty five years ago federal regulatory agencies, including EPA and USDA, did not heed the advice of the scientific community which said do not subject products of biotechnology “…to special,...
Jefferson Forum
March 21, 2011
The EPA's decisions in Arizona simply defy credulity and common sense....
Jefferson Forum
March 8, 2011
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.