The Miller Center, UVa’s “Center for Public Policy,” made a big deal about a report it just released which studied public perceptions of climate change. Most Virginians think climate change is happening, but less than half of those who think it is happening believe that it’s a human cause.

It seems that Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth has done its job by convincing Virginians that global warming is pretty much going to kill us all.  Despite the criticism to the movie and all the other doomsday news, climate change is something that has become somewhat of a cultural phobia to the good or bad, I have no clue. I digress.

The study’s findings were part of a national effort to study public perception on the topic. Specifically, in Virginia the study found some very interesting things.  The results are after the break:

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Well, if you didn’t think we were green, you have been living under a hole.  Charlottesville recently got two awards that solidify our kingship of the best places to live.  Even if Forbes thinks we aren’t as cool as midwestern cities, we still have them beat in a few places:

Outside Names Charlottesville Top 20 Best Towns in America…AGAIN!

According to Outside Magazine, Charlottesville was among the 20 best cities in the Country to locate and enjoy outdoor living. Charlottesville was the only city in Virginia to make the list. In addition to Charlottesville, the list includes: Washington, D.C., Chattanooga, Tenn., Ogden, Utah, Portsmouth, N.H., Tacoma, WA, Ithaca, N.Y., Louisville, Ky., Eureka, Calif., Crested Butte, Colo., Columbia, Mo., Oxford, Miss.; New Orleans; Oakland; Sacramento; Levittown, N.Y.; Wilmington, N.C.; Corvallis, Ore.; Seattle; Brattleboro, Vt.

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Charlottesville is one of the top 10 MSA’s for Owners of Hybirds [from Buy Hybrid Car]

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Here’s a plug for cvilleStyle.  They are having a contest to win a ticket for an upcoming Chloe champagne VIP brunch event.  Did we mention that all you have to do is comment to enter?  Tell your friends.  Also, we have coupons for Chloe, so show cvilleStyle some loving!

If you aren’t interested in the contest, you may be interested in some other interesting threads:

Curious about Charlottesville downtown shopping?

Despite some really great shops, I think the mall is lacking in terms of retail activity. It is even sadder in the winter. Still, I’ll head out to browse on a lazy afternoon hoping that there might be something new or interesting to catch my eye. It has so much potential. But I often have to hop in the car and drive to select spots peppered around town when the mall doesn’t do it for me.

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