Vermonters deserve to know the truth about the strong-arm tactics Vermont Gas has used behind-the-scenes to bully landowners into signing away their land. When Maren Vasatka of Monkton heard, one year ago, that Vermont Gas wanted to run its high-transmission fracked gas pipeline 325 feet from our house, she cooperated. She even allowed Vermont Gas …
Making Tough Energy Choices Reprinted from the Times Argus February 6th Christina Fornaciari is a UVM student. It is clear that Vermont is at the forefront of environmental issues. This has been exemplified by being the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing last year, to the ambitious pursuit to be 90 percent renewable energy by 2050, …
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We don’t need to build a massive new pipeline to import fracked gas when we have untapped, local clean solutions. Better alternatives are available right now. Easy-to-use, clean technologies – like air source head pumps, solar, and efficient wood stoves – are already cutting Vermonters’ heating bills in half. Report on our heat pump Reprinted …
Last summer, over 30,000 Vermonters signed a postcard when approached by one of VPIRG’s amazing citizen outreach staffers. As director of VPIRG’s field organizing, I’m often asked whether adding your name to petition or postcard will make a difference. Simply put, yes it does. Each postcard is like a brick. A single brick does not …
Yesterday citizens from every corner of Vermont came to the State House to rally, and lobby their senators in support of labeling genetically engineered foods (also known as GMOs).
The Public Service Board (PSB) is considering whether to grant Entergy a CPG for the next year. As >recent stories in the media have exposed, the PSB has some tough questions about the proposed agreement. There are no easy answers and no perfect solutions here. The fact is, the state has limited power over Entergy …
As the 2013-2014 Vermont legislative session resumes, our team of advocates and organizers are prepared to take on some of the toughest special interests to come to town in a while. Whether it’s Monsanto and Coca-Cola trying to keep you in the dark about whether your food has been genetically engineered or the chemical industry working to fight a commonsense bill to rid our everyday products of known and unnecessary toxic chemicals, we are ready.
Moving Health Care Forwards, Not Backwards Most Vermonters recognize that our state has work to do when it comes to replacing our current for-profit health care system with one that’s affordable, high-quality, and available to all. Proponents of our broken health care system have signaled that during the legislative session, they’re planning to grandstand, obstruct …
Legislature Opens the Door to Big Money in Elections In a remarkable reversal of past priorities, Vermont legislators opened the 2014 session by voting to allow even more money in state elections. Gov. Shumlin signed the bill (S.82) into law on Jan. 23rd, despite having heard from over 1,500 VPIRG members urging him to veto …
Protection from Untested Toxic Threats Every day, Vermonters are exposed daily to toxic chemicals because the federal government doesn’t require chemicals to be tested before they end up in the everyday products in your home. Meanwhile, rates of health problems linked to chemical exposure—including cancer, infertility, asthma, learning disabilities — are all on the rise. …
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