The BoS has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Charlottesville Tomorrow has audio from the discussion if you want to hear the deliberations.
It was a nonbinding pledge that makes it the feel good non-story of the week.
Here’s a simple way we could cut greenhouse gasses significantly in Albemarle/Charlottesville: Expand wireless and highspeed coverage, and create incentive for UVa to allow more of its workforce to work from home.
After all, the whole neighborhood model is built around this concept that people should live near where they work. Why not allow them to live AT work? It’d be less cars on the road, less carbon used, and more parking for those people that really need it. If a small town like Blacksburg can provide free wireless for the whole town then I think at the very least we could use our weight to put pressure on providers to make high speed internet available and affordable to everyone.
If they cut out all of the hot air on “non stories” that would reduce it by 20%.
I suspect most people’s homes are not conducive to working at home; however, I agree that a wiser use of technology could reduce energy consuption. I find it interesting how little City Hall has embraced video-conferencing to cut down on transportation costs.
Re-read it. Reduce by 80%? Isn’t this just something to stop citizens from taking up time at the board meetings “activating” for gloabal warming, climate change causes?
actually usually localities who join cool counties end up setting an interim target that is much more measurable, which is probably what the county will do. this is just a statement from the board saying they support this overall movement, which is good.
this is a good thing people… quit being so cynical :>
Is there anything concrete in this proposal? I hear lip-service. http://dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353873821&path=