Exclusive leaked footage: toxic chemicals plotting
July 12, 2010
Our friends at the SAFER coalition (of which VPIRG is a proud member - www.saferchemicals.org) seem to have stumbled on a top secret meeting of some of the most dangerious chemicals out there. They even caught it on tape - I've put the video below.
VPIRG looking for 2 new staff members
July 1, 2010
VPIRG is looking for the right two people to fill out our year-round staff team here in Montpelier. We are currently accepting applications for the positions of Development Associate and Field Organizer. The right candidates are mission-driven, politically savvy communicators with strong project management skills. These are all full-time positions based in Montpelier...
Update on federal efforts to reform Wall St.
June 29, 2010
While VPIRG has been hard at work here in Vermont winning credit card reform in the state legislature and working with our delegation on the financial reform legislation making its way through Congress, our partners at USPIRG have been hard at work in DC.
Ed Mierzwinski, the Director of the Consumer Program at USPIRG...
Health Care Reform Commission Moves Forward
June 29, 2010
Vermont’s Health Care Reform Commission (HCRC) moved our state one step closer to comprehensive system reform yesterday. Members voted unanimously in support of a consulting team, lead by Harvard Professor, Dr.
VY springs another new leak, narrowly avoids emergency shutdown
June 11, 2010
Earlier this week there was yet another new problem at the Vermont Yankee reactor, and this time it was related to the reactor core cooling system, which is critical to reactor safety.1, 2
The new leak was causing the reactor cooling system to lose 1.6 gallons of coolant per minute. It took Entergy nearly six hours to stop the leak and...
Vermont Yankee announces new radioactive leak
June 2, 2010
Just two months after fixing their most recent leak of radioactive material, Vermont Yankee is at it again. Hours after the plant powered up after its recent refueling outage workers found a previously undiscovered leak in the piping excavated during the investigation into the just-fixed tritium leak. Entergy Vermont Yankee officials claim the hole, which...
Health care bill S.88 becomes law
May 28, 2010
Gov. Jim Douglas deserves some praise for his decision today to allow Vermont to continue down the path of health care reform. Though he was unwilling to sign S.88, the governor also chose not to block the popular measure from becoming law. Vermonters will be well-served by that decision.
This health care law takes immediate steps to control rising...
Vermont Yankee Tour Misses Opportunity for Open Dialogue
May 26, 2010
Today's Burlington Free Press "My Turn" section features VPIRG's President Duane Peterson's report on his personal experience touring the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant earlier this month. Below...
Pres. Obama's Push for Clean Vehicles Will Help Cut Demand for Oil
May 24, 2010
New Standards for Cars & Trucks Will Also Help Cut Global Warming Pollution, Save Money at the Pump
President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum today in a Rose Garden ceremony that will help to move the country away from oil, cut global warming pollution and save Americans money at the gas pump by putting cleaner cars and trucks on...
Gov signs new BPA law -- new report shows why it's critically important
May 20, 2010
On Wednesday, May 19, Vermont became the second state in the nation (after Connecticut) to enact tough legislation restricting the use of the synthetic hormone bisphenol A (BPA) in a variety of consumer products. Gov. Jim Douglas officially signed into law S.247, the VPIRG-backed bill phasing out the use of BPA in products ranging from infant formula and baby...
