Raising the Virginia Renewable Portfolio Standard from 12% to 15%, offering incentives for clean energy companies to locate in the state, and paying building owners up to $8,000 to put up solar panels — those are just some of the ideas Gov. Kaine wants the General Assembly to pass this session.
SG2020 founding member Bruce Dorries, who writes a regular column on the environment in the Staunton News-Leader, devoted his latest commentary to our plan to help Staunton get 20% of its energy from clean, local sources by 2020. (more…)
Before a crowd of energy industry executives and environmental activists at the Richmond Convention Center, this afternoon Governor Tim Kaine announced a new initiative called Renew Virginia to bring green investments into the Commonwealth and create markets for green businesses already here. (more…)