Last week lawmakers held a legislative hearing on the corporate owner’s of Vermont Yankee, Entergy, plans to create a new spin-off company (Enexus). This new company would own the reactor in Vernon and five other of its aging nuclear plants, leaving Enexus saddled with debt and no answers on its viability. Lawmakers had some commonsense …
On December 3, 1984, residents of Bhopal India woke in their homes to fits of coughing, their lungs filling with fluid when more than 40 tons of methyl isocyante (MIC) gas created a dense cloud over a population of more than half a million people following a chemical gas spill from a pesticide factory. More …
A newly released CBO report is great news for health reform supporters. While we expect opponents to distort its contents in coming days , a careful examination of CBO’s analysis finds that: Employees at small and large businesses would see lower premiums than under current law, even without factoring in new affordability tax credits for individuals …
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To help you make safe purchases for your kids we’ve released our 24th Annual Trouble in Toyland report and an interactive website that will help you avoid some common hazards. And the site’s designed so you can even bring the it along with you to the store with on your smart phone. With Thanksgiving knocking on …
New VPIRG report identifies dangerous toys, tips to shop safely. Read More »
Have you ever thought about installing your own renewable energy system? The good news is there are many funding resources available to help you invest in renewable energy and efficiency. To make it easier for you to find the incentives and rebates that are right for you, VPIRG has created an easy-to-use guidebook. Want to …
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Neary 100 local residents and concerned citizens packed the Norwich Congregational Church Monday night to hear from experts and discuss the implications of re-licensing Vermont Yankee, the state’s nuclear power plant. Currently, the plant is scheduled to close down in 2012, but its corporate owners are pushing for another 20 year lease on life for …
Schemes to Avoid New Laws Rampant Before the Laws Even Go Into Effect Advocates from national consumer groups Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, National Consumer Law Center and VPIRG’s national partners at U.S. PIRG urged the Federal Reserve Board to close loopholes in its proposed rules to prohibit credit card companies from using new …
Consumer advocates tell Feds to stop evasions by credit card companies Read More »
Today the Senate’s unveiled its health care bill – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Majority Leader Reid for introduced the legislation that will provide more affordable health coverage to America’s families and businesses, stop insurance company abuses, and provide the choice of a public health insurance option. The public option is in the …
The future of the country lies in the hands of its young people. Yet today more than 1/3 of America’s youth – aged 19-29 – lacks health care. Often dismissed as the “young invincibles” who don’t worry about health care, a new study from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group exposes a much different story. …
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Far from a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce global warming pollution, according to a new report written by Environment America and released by its Vermont state affiliate, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. VPIRG used the report as a basis for calling on state …
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