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    <author><![CDATA[A.R.]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[In my opinion, putting an end to further suburban growth is the only way to improve our city in a lasting way and make it more environmentally friendly. We need to limit the growth outward of our communities geographically, preserving a belt of farmland and green space.<br>
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This along with the implementation of light rail and other improvements in public transport should increase density.
        
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      <![CDATA[Conventional energy industries are spending millions of dollars worth of television and print media advertising right now that -- natural gas is plentiful, clean and job creating (aside from the millions of gallons of dirty water deposited below ground or in holding ponds), epa regulations should be delayed for coal or cost US jobs (aside that COPD is now the 3rd killer of people surpassing cancer), and the Canadian tar sands pipeline needs to go forward to create 2 million new jobs (in contrast to the only independent study that says 1,500 part time jobs). The point being, that just like the disinformation campaign on climate change, these industries want to confuse and misinform the public.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Stuart Kaufman]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[KC McGurren is the kind of young leadership that can help turn the city around. She is the future.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Green Bug]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[What if Richmond "went Boulder"?<br>
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http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2011/11/going-boulder-a-vote-for-energy-self-reliance
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Matthew Gooch]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I find it truly amusing that Style runs a news piece lamenting the lack of greenness in Richmond when Style does not exercise this very virtue. <br>
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Exhibit A: Hobtober, and the ubiquitous Styrofoam takeout containers from the Style-approved vendors at the Style-organized event.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[joe]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[puff piece. the city "cso" combined sewer overflow into the james river is the biggest nasty around.
        
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      <![CDATA[Again echoing most of the other comments, Richmond is too car-dependent. The two major reasons for this are the mandatory parking minimums in the zoning code and the extensive "free" street parking.
        
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      <![CDATA[@Green  Bug, I just made a similar comment in the thread on the Mayor's new plans for Shockoe Bottom. <br>
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Echoing other posters, Richmond's major sustainability challenge is the combined real estate development / sprawl / transportation problem.
        
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      <![CDATA[The biggest issue - one that's touched on in the piece, but not fully explored - is the lack of regional collaboration to make mass transit possible in metro Richmond.<br>
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I'll point to this graf as one clear example of the need for a true powerbroker here: "But, she says, that also means 'there are so many that I don't know exactly what they're doing.' Causes often align — local food is related to community health is related to cycling is related to mass transit.
        
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      <![CDATA[@wiseup All new buildings at VCU are minimum LEED silver design. I don't know the specifics of Monroe Ward, however.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[animal lover]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Richmond needs to develop wildlife corridors, especially near the river.<br>
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http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-wildlife-corridors.html
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Pam T]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Since I grew up in California and been to LA, I knew smog whenever I drove down I-95 and came upon downtown Richmond. And problems here, there's a lack of enough bus service that even go through Chesterfield (where we live) only an express transit system.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Green Bug]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Consider that one of the best ways for Richmond to drive less is more energy efficient passenger rail. <br>
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Also consider that one of the main reasons we don't have better passenger rail is that the COAL and freight rail impedes it.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[BetterRichmond]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[EarthCraft Virginia is doing more than any other organization as they deal with making residential homes more energy efficient and changing the construction field. I'm surprised that Richmond doesn't pay more attention to them.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[patrickf]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Taken somewhat out of context, I feel the need to set the record straight on my seemingly negative reference to our "so-called leadership"...i was expressing frustration over the dysfunction and otherwise lack of political expediency at the state and national level, but I actually DO believe that certain of our City leaders have made admirable strides in this arena - - Patrick Farley
        
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      <![CDATA["built only green-certified buildings,"<br>
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Really, how much of the new east of Belvidere campus in Monroe Ward was built with LEED?<br>
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VCU received a "D" when graded and compared to other university campuses. It's got a long way to go to make up for some terrible choices by Trani.
        
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