Decades-old energy policy issues come to head in debate

July 8, 2007

MONTPELIER, Vt. --Gregory Sanford may have the worst case of deja vu in Vermont.

With energy policy at the center of statewide debate, the state archivist has been delving back into the records of former Gov. Thomas Salmon.

What he sees are echoes of the present: Skyrocketing gasoline prices and a sudden interest in wind, solar and other renewable energy sources.

Backers of the energy bill are vowing to keep up the pressure. The Vermont Public Interest Research Group and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility will join AARP at a Statehouse news conference on Tuesday -- the eve of the special session -- to urge lawmakers to override the veto.

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