Ginna Kelly is an attorney and likes to write about the environment, law, and land use.

Ginna has a B.S. in Environmental Policy & Planning from Virginia Tech and a J.D. from William & Mary Law School. She was a law clerk at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Nature Conservancy. Ginna has also worked as a sportscaster and TV host for local and national television in Aspen, Colorado.

Ginna enjoys all things related to the outdoors. Her interests include snowboarding, hiking “Colorado 14er's,” and watching college football.

Blog Entries by Ginna Kelly

Climate Change Threatens Our National Security

2 Comments | Posted November 9, 2009 | 05:45 PM (EST)


Climate change will be the defining issue of our generation. Not only does it threaten the air we breathe and the water we drink, but it poses a serious threat to America's national security.

On October 6th, 2009, I listened to Senator John Warner speak to the climate change-national...

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"Glacier-less" National Park by 2020

19 Comments | Posted October 3, 2009 | 01:04 PM (EST)


This August I visited Glacier National Park in Montana. The experience was life changing. I am still stunned to have learned the following fact: by 2020, no glaciers will exist in Glacier National Park.

Glacier National Park sits on the "crown of the continent." The park is bordered...

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5 Ways to Green Your Tailgate

Posted September 17, 2009 | 07:01 PM (EST)


1. RECYCLE YOUR BEER CANS AND BOTTLES. This is a no-brainer. Bring a separate trash bag to throw your beer and bottle cans in. Put it in the back of your truck - and take it to the recycling center on Sunday.

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Federal Tax Credits for Solar Power Improvements

2 Comments | Posted August 27, 2009 | 08:33 AM (EST)


I'm finally done studying for the Virginia Bar Exam! There is no way around the fact that studying for any bar exam is a miserable experience. I don't care how smart, organized, type-A you are, the bar exam will consume your life for two long, torturous months. Now I have...

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Governor Kaine Leading the Way for the Chesapeake Bay

1 Comments | Posted May 13, 2009 | 02:03 PM (EST)


The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure. It is the largest estuary in the United States and the largest Atlantic watershed. Stretching over 200 miles long, the Bay watershed provides ecological services to New York down to Virginia. If you live near the Chesapeake Bay, you know that its health...

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Carbon Cap-and-Trade

Posted March 12, 2009 | 02:01 PM (EST)


The climate is getting "weirder" as Thomas Friedman likes to say. Most people agree that climate change is real and I'm over the doom and gloom. Lets do something about it and put a price on carbon.

There is growing support in Washington, D.C. for a carbon cap-and-trade program....

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To Be or Not to Be Green?

Posted February 19, 2009 | 12:06 PM (EST)


I've never hugged a tree. But recently, I've been inspired to go on a new eco-kick.

I have some time on my hands since Facebook and I are taking a break. I desperately need a detox. Now that I won't be checking the status updates of my 700 friends,...

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