VPIRG Targets Energy Bill Opponents

Essex Junction, Vermont - July 25, 2007

Vermont environmentalists are stepping up the pressure for expansion of energy efficiency programs. The legislature failed to over-ride the veto of Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vermont, earlier this month. Now, advocates are targeting lawmakers who voted against the bill.

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group is hitting the streets with flyers in favor of the global warming legislation. James Moore, a VPIRG energy expert, told Channel 3, "The folks that voted against the energy will were really siding with special monied interests in Vermont and not the public interest."

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