Virginia's insane General Assembly schedule just produced an absurdly heart-warming outcome: Two smart Republicans blocked a bill that w...

I hadn't heard smokefree advocate Brandon Bell's name since he was primaried out of office as part of a Republican purge of moderate...

Some quick thoughts on the just-released preliminary 2011 Virginia League of Conservation Voters General Assembly Scorecard: Great to see ...

Addendum to this morning's rant . The Virginia Senate has voted  unanimously  that coal-bed methane - created by the decomposition of...

The thing that's bugged me about this year's Virginia General Assembly session isn't so much that, aside from a few notable brig...

Anyone who's taken part in a stream or park cleanup with Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment knows what a pervasive problem plastic b...

Coal will be king forever! Mining jobs aren't vanishing ! Global warming isn't happening! In the face of economic, energy & clim...

I've attended this Virginia Conservation Network event before and it's a lot of fun. Legislators & their staff are so often lob...

Via Lowell at Blue Virginia , here's my opening statement from last night's candidate forum in race for the Democratic nomination fo...

The House of Delegates is scheduled to vote on the smoking ban compromise today. Call your delegate right now to urge them to support the ...

The Bush administration conducted a war on science . Now Republicans in Virginia's House of Delegates are declaring open season on the E...

Maryland bars and restaurants might as well not bother opening their doors this weekend. No one's coming out anyway. A statewide smoking...

As much fun as I had at Monday's Lobby Day in Richmond and as impressed as I was to see so many people come out to ask their legislator...

UPDATE: Full review of my day posted at Raising Kaine . The Green Miles is live in Richmond today at the General Assembly building! A friend...

Putting on my movie announcer voice -- if you only do one thing to help Virginia's environment this year ... make it this one : Clean En...