S.77 finally makes it possible for citizens to conveniently drop off the e-waste they’ve been collecting in their attics and basements to responsible collection centers for FREE. The e-waste will then be recycled to the greatest degree possible. S.77 passed the Vermont Senate last year and cleared a major hurdle by passing the Vermont House. …
By a margin of 26 to 4 the Senate voted to retire the aging Vermont Yankee nuclear plant as scheduled. This historic vote marks the first time a state legislature has been able to deny a nuclear plant a 20-year life extension. Find out how your senators voted here. Literally thousands of Vermonters contacted their legislators in …
The bulk of the landmark 2009 Credit CARD Act’s consumer and student protections against unfair credit card tricks take effect Monday, 22 February. Yesterday, VPIRG’s national partners held a telephone news conference to explain the law, featuring USPIRG Consumer Advocate Ed Mierzwinski, Tim Mensing, Student Body President at the University of Washington (Seattle) and Professor …
WCAX recently conducted a poll on whether Vermonters want Vermont Yankee to be re-licensed and the response was by by a nearly 2:1 margin Vermonters with opinion say retire VY on schedule. According to WCAX, they ” also asked what Vermonters think about closing the 40-year-old Vermont Yankee and building a new nuclear plant in-state. …
The Conservation Law Foundation and Vermont Public Interest Research Group wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder and US Attorney Tristram Coffin today, saying Entergy willfully violated federal law when its executives gave false and misleading information, under oath, to regulators and Vermont lawmakers in 2009. A “willful violation,” under federal law, includes both “intentional misrepresentations” …
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Wednesday, February 10th the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Vermont – a coalition coordinated by VPIRG – released a study that tested the bodies of Vermonters from all walks of life for toxic chemicals. The results? Vermonters are no safer from toxic chemicals than anyone else in the country. The six volunteers – including …
A report released today shows that many states are making dramatic improvements in websites designed to disseminate information about their share of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) while others, such as Vermont, have failed to make vital information available. This is the finding of Show Us the Stimulus (Again), a report …
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court threw out six decades of established law by granting corporations the right to use their incredible wealth and power to influence elections — thereby diminishing the power of your vote. Imagine ExxonMobil, AIG or Entergy-Louisiana for that matter, throwing huge sums of money directly into Congressional or Legislative attack …
What’s better than saving energy with energy-efficienct compact florecent lightbulbs? Getting, new, free CFLs for trading in your old ones. Ace, True Value and Do-it-Best hardware stores have teamed up with the State and Efficiency Vermont to offer free recycling for Vermont residents who bring up to six compact fluorescent (CFLs) and other mercury-containing bulbs …
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 …