The Issues

Energy Freedom

The Green Revolution Is Here

Green innovation has been off the charts recently. But what is a green industry?...
Jefferson Forum
July 28, 2009

Watermelon Greening of Virginia

Governor Tim Kaine’s Executive Order seeks to green state government by reducing energy usage. Sounds good, but is it a bit like a watermelon — green on the outside, but...

David Schnare
July 2, 2009

Virginia Off-Shore Gas & Oil Fact Brief — May 2009

On February 19th, 2009, Governor Kaine asked the Federal government to delay oil and gas exploration off the Virginia coast. Attorney General Bob McDonnell and Lieutenant Governor Bolling, in separate...

David Schnare
May 21, 2009

Virginia’s Oil and Gas Needs Can be Met Right off our Shores

Drilling for oil and natural gas off our coast makes economic and national security sense. We need to start exploring now in order to know how much we can produce....
Jefferson Forum
May 12, 2009

Which Way Does Virginia’s Wind Blow?

Moving towards greater use of renewable energy sources is a good thing to do, and fortunately Virginia is headed in that direction. But there are limits to how much can...

David Schnare
April 29, 2009

Which Way does Virginia’s Wind Blow?

Renewable energy has been making big promises for a long time. Maybe it really is time to drill here and drill now....
Jefferson Forum
April 28, 2009

Is a Climate Change Family Feud Coming?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not merely a house of science, it’s a home for regulation. But the tensions between the two are always the cause of considerable discord,...

David Schnare
March 4, 2009

Climate Change Family Feuds a Coming?

Tolstoy opened his novel Anna Karenina with the truism: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” If we peek in the back door...
Jefferson Forum
March 3, 2009

Four Truths About Climate Change

There are four truths to the climate change policy debate that environmental activists do not really want known. The first is that greenhouse gas reduction goals, like Virginia Governor Kaine’s,...

David Schnare
November 1, 2008

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.