Welcome to Saturday – July 27, 2024
In this issue, the Print-and-Read, and a pie recipe for people who can’t make pie.
The Print-and-Read for July 27, 2024
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Editor’s Note: We are looking for local cooks to offer up their best recipes! Fill out this simple form, and have your best dishes profiled here.
I am extremely passionate about this recipe for Atlantic Beach Pie from the New York Times Cooking section because it’s the first successful pie I’ve ever made—and I’m here.
Managing Editor and Correspondent 
Spongebob Brings His Pineapple to Fredericksburg
Challenges of Two Library Books Rise to
EDUCATION
Fredericksburg City School Division Welcomes New Teachers
New Statewide Task Force to Work on Increasing
Stafford Supervisors Adopt New Capital Improvement Plan Development
Survey Shows Support for Cell Phone Restrictions in
CommunityNews
Trains running close to residential areas are nothing new; neither are efforts to mitigate issues involving derailments and transporting toxic materials.
By Hank SilverbergCORRESPONDENT
A study done 17 years ago on hazardous materials and security concerns for the Nation’s Capital included at least two alternatives that might.
BooksAnd Culture
This week’s reviews include a fictional account of book banning and a multi-generational story of Murano, Italy’s glassmakers.
Sunday Books & Culture is edited by Vanessa SekingerEmail Vanessa
by Kirsten Miller
Opinion
How long does it take for an electric vehicle (EV) to have a smaller carbon footprint than a gasoline-powered vehicle?
As with most complex issues, the answer is: It depends.
Currently, the energy to produce the battery causes the average initial EV carbon footprint to be twice.
INTERVIEWS
INTERVIEW: Spotsylvania School Superintendent Clint Mitchell
Independent Mindset Is a Net Positive
Meet Michael Purello – The Puzzle Guy
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTS: How Does the Carbon Footprint of Electric Cars Compare to Gasoline-Powered Cars?
How long does it take for an electric vehicle (EV) to have a smaller carbon footprint than a gasoline-powered vehicle?
As with most complex issues, the answer is: It depends.
Currently, the energy to produce the battery causes the average initial EV carbon footprint to be twice that of a gasoline vehicle. (The actual difference depends upon the battery size).
This value has decreased over the last decade due to productivity increases in battery production and should further decrease due to improvements in battery chemistry.
Most EVs produced in the U.S. today have a Lithium-ion battery made with lithium, cobalt and nickel. Lithium and nickel are mined in many U.S.-allied countries, but 73% of the world’s nickel is mined in China,.
