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NBC TV-29, Charlottesville
“Staunton Homes May Go Green,” Keith McGilvery reporting, March 5, 2009.
A Shenandoah Valley environmental group is looking to make 1,000 Staunton homes environmentally friendly. Staunton Green 2020 is pushing the project in an effort to promote energy conservation and green jobs in the city. The plan would weather-proof the homes and improve insulation in an effort to save energy. More »
“Coalition Hopes to ‘Green’ Staunton,” February 4, 2009.
The Staunton Green 2020 Coalition launched its efforts Wednesday night to make the city’s economy and environment greener by cashing in on some of President Obama’s stimulus money. More than 50 people packed into Mary Baldwin College’s Spencer Center to learn how staunton could clean-up and cash-in. More »
News-Leader, Staunton
“Environmental Task Force Requested,” by Trevor Brown, February 5, 2009.
A local group is calling on City Council to create an environmental task force that could be used to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and create jobs in the area. “I know myself and many of you are doing great things to help the environment, but we need a real coordinated effort,” said Steve Grande, a member of Staunton Green 2020, a coalition of area residents that calls for the increased use of clean energy. More »
“Group Pushes for Local Green Jobs,” by Trevor Brown, February 4, 2009.
With millions of dollars earmarked for creating “green jobs” as part of the federal government’s proposed economic stimulus package, one local organization wants to make sure Staunton doesn’t miss a crucial opportunity. More »
Augusta Free Press, Waynesboro
“Green 2020 Effort off the Ground,” by Chris Graham, February 5, 2009.
Tree-hugging is green, sure. So are green-collar jobs. “That’s a big a thrust as the environmental piece. And it’s not just any jobs. You have to balance the economy with the environment, with people, with social conditions. All of those are the focal points here. The environment, carbon reduction, carbon-emission reductions. The economy and green jobs – it’s almost cliche these days, but those jobs are really the jobs of the future,” said Steve Grande, a member of the steering committee of Staunton Green 2020, which held a kickoff meeting Wednesday night at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. More »
“Green-collar Jobs,” by Chris Graham, January 28, 2009.
Oh, yeah, no doubt, it’s about being green, being considerate of the environment and all of that. But the Staunton Green 2020 effort is as much about economic development as it is hugging trees. “It’s not liberals sitting around in offices sipping coffee and pontificating. It’s jobs for blue-collar workers in this new economy,” said Erik Curren, who is helping lead the effort in the Queen City toward the development of a competitive green economy in the heart of the Valley. More »