Here are seven things that might flow from even a partial moratorium on data center development in Virginia.
Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
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An enslaved man in Roanoke County was once given 10 years to raise the money to buy his freedom — or risk seeing his family sold at auction
An exhibit currently at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture in Roanoke explores how in the antebellum era, freedom from slavery often came with strings attached.
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On a square-foot basis, cannabis growhouses use more power than data centers. Why isn’t their electricity use being taxed?
In legalizing retail sales of cannabis, Virginia has set the stage for the equivalent of up to 148 data centers, if Virginians consume weed at the same rate as those in Washington state. If we match Michigan’s pot consumption, we’re looking at the equivalent of 78 data centers.
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16 senators sign letter urging Trump administration to declare Roanoke Valley native held in Russia as ‘wrongfully detained’
They say the legal designation would “maximize U.S. government coordination and advance negotations” to secure the release of Chuck Zimmerman and other Americans held in Russia.
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The two proposed dam projects in Wise County are part of a nationwide renaissance of hydropower
Hydropower was once given up for dead. Now, across the country, private developers are looking to pumped storage hydro projects as a way to provide more ‘dispatchable’ energy for the grid.
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Dispatch from 1776: The Hessians are about to arrive, New York girds for battle
Short of British troops, King George III has turned to an uncle who rules over a small German principality.
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Spanberger booed in Galax. Then the online chatter bashed Southwest Virginia schools.
The commentary about the event churned up some old stereotypes about Appalachia. Here are some facts instead.
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A judge rules Confederate school names in Shenandoah County must be changed. He also says the case is ‘unique’ and doesn’t apply to Confederate names elsewhere.
Judge Michael Urbanski’s opinion casts his ruling as carrying out the orders of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Posted inCulture
British news site publishes account of plot to move the baby giraffes from Natural Bridge Zoo
The Independent published what it said is a sealed affidavit from a special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The giraffes have since been recovered.
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Mandatory fees for intercollegiate athletics are the fastest-rising part of cost of attending a state college in Virginia
A new state report shows that overall costs are increasing faster. Mandatory fees for athletics aren’t the only reason but every school except one raised athletic fees at a faster rate than they raised tuition. At some schools students now pay more than $3,000 per year in such fees.
