Energy debate draws big crowd

July 11, 2007

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - There's a circus atmosphere at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier today, complete with a person dressed as a polar bear trying to share a message about the dangers of global climate change.

House and Senate galleries are packed with Vermonters, many of them hoping that lawmakers gathered in special session will muster the two-thirds majorities to override Governor Jim Douglas veto of a bill designed to reduce emissions from and costs of heating homes and buildings.

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