Wind Energy Coming to Falls Church?
- by Brandon Fuller on Monday, July 6, 2009
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If you live in Falls Church, you may begin seeing windmills popping up along the horizon. The city has submitted a request for $25 million in federal stimulus money for green initiatives.
In addition to windmills, city officials say the stimulus funds would also go to energy efficient LED traffic and street lights, geothermal heating and cooling for local buildings and a switch to a hybrid or hydrogen government car fleet.
The city estimates that 271 new jobs would be created from these environmental initiatives.
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Brandon Fuller has written 178 stories on this site.
Brandon Fuller works at the intersection of environmental policy and communications. Currently, he publishes a blog on environmental issues and green living that has been featured in the Washington Post Express, Washingtonian.com, GreenPlanet.com and more. He is also a member of the advisory committee for CarbonFreeDC, a grassroots initiative dedicated to mobilizing DC-area residents to dramatically reduce local carbon emissions. He recently earned a law degree in environmental law and policy and has served as both a Law Clerk and Legislative Assistant for the State of Florida.
