While I've spent time working on and researching various “green” projects, I have realized that I don't have a really good grasp of what the local government is doing to help build self sustainability and protect the environment. So I'm going to start researching the local government and see if there is anything I can do to help push them along. We'll start out in the county I live in, Loudoun county Virginia, and I'll work my way through some of the nearby localities and then see what the state government is doing.

    The county is also sponsoring bicycle to work day, and on May 16^th along the WO&D trail (our local bicycling highway) with two pit stops: at Leesburg at Raflo Park on Harrison Street, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; and Sterling at Orbital Sciences Corporation from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.  Not bad, I wasn't even expecting the bike to work week support. Normally the county seems downright dismissive of bicyclists needs. Maybe things are changing, I'll have to see if I can talk with some of the people involved.