Free recycling, free bulbs! Mon, Jan 25th.
January 22, 2010
What's better than saving energy with energy-efficienct compact florecent lightbulbs? Getting, new, free CFLs for trading in your old ones.
VT Yankee: It's just getting worse
January 21, 2010
Vermont Yankee owners discovered 150 gallons of radioactive water in a tunnel that connects a radioactive storage room to outside tanks. Both the water and the tritium are not supposed to be there. When officials tried removing the water about 100 gallons more came rushing back in. This water is highly contaminated, with nearly 2 million picocuries per liter of...
Entergy’s Incompetence and Deceptions
January 20, 2010
The recent discovery of a radioactive leak at Vermont Yankee, and Yankee owner Entergy’s latest evasions about it, are the latest episode in a history of deception the Louisiana-based company has compiled over the years. Now, Vermonters can no longer trust Entergy to be honest about safety at the plant.
BREAKING: VY Is Finally Being Held to Task, Now’s the Time to Shut it Down
January 14, 2010
In a letter just sent to the Vermont Public Service Board, Vermont regulators are directing Yankee’s out-of-state corporate owners to come clean on the leaking radiation amid threats of fines.
Radioactive leak found in well water at VT Yankee
January 7, 2010
It is the third day into the 2010 legislative session and already Vermont Yankee is having reliability and health concerns. This is not the first time that the reliability of Vermont Yankee has been an issue.
This most recent radioactive leak was of a byproduct of nuclear power called tritium. It was found in a monitoring well at the plant....
$5 million awarded to Central VT organization for green jobs training
January 7, 2010
On January 7th, 2010, the Central Vermont Community Action Council announced that it received a stunning $4.8 million grant as part of the Department of Labor’s $100 million Energy Training Partnership Program. The money will train and prepare nearly 2400 Vermonters for cutting edge green jobs all over the state.
New Report: Public Transportation Projects Create More Jobs than Building Highways
January 6, 2010
Stimulus money invested in public transportation projects created twice as many jobs as highway projects, according to a new report released today by VPIRG, in conjunction with the Center for Neighborhood Technology and Smart Growth America
But if the Senate doesn’t make changes to Congress’ latest jobs bill this month, it will miss an...
It's Time for Main Street to Score a Win - Will Congress Do the Right Thing?
January 5, 2010
There they go again.
The Wall Street bankers are paying themselves hundreds of billions of dollars in bonuses just a year or so after taxpayers bailed them out. The big bonuses have a kicker, too; since the bonuses are a business expense, $200 billion in bonuses means another $80...
2010 Legislative Session
January 5, 2010
As we buckle down for a cold, snowy winter, your VPIRG team is heading to the State House for the first day of the 2010 legislative session. If there's one thing to be learned from this past year, it's that organized and passionate people still wield power.
Together, we can make great things happen in Vermont during this legislative session.
Here's...
National progress on toxic chemical
December 21, 2009
VPIRG is thrilled to announce that the only two U.S. manufacturers of the toxic flame retardant Deca and the largest U.S. importer have agreed to a voluntary phase out of the chemical!
This is a huge victory for children's health and the environment. Under the agreement, the manufacturers will stop the production, importation, and sale of Deca for most uses in...
