At a time when Vermont can and should take action to cut the pollution we contribute to worsening climate change, the results of a VPIRG-commissioned study should come as no surprise. Even using the most conservative measures possible (we didn’t, for example, take into account all of the methane pollution that leaks out during the …
REPOSTED FROM GREEN ENERGY TIMES Staff Article Most people in New England could cut their heating bills in half, when the time comes to choose a new heating system. Over the last couple years, we have seen more and more mention of air-source heat pumps in the news. Last year, we started to see some …
In a must-read op-ed he penned in VTDigger, Senator Chris Bray explains why the Public Service Board should protect private property rights and deny the proposed fracked gas pipeline through Cornwall and Shoreham to serve International Paper in New York. “We should, as Vermonters, guard our constitutional rights with care and vigor,” Bray writes. “In …
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Vermont received a grade of A- on government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2014: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fifth annual report of its kind by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.
VPIRG’s Clean Energy advocate Ben Walsh testified in the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee, offering VPIRG’s position that modern, cold-climate air source heat pumps are a key technology to reduce total energy use and help enable a transition of our heating sector to renewable fuels. To read a full-text version of VPIRG’s testimony, click …
Vt. program could grow to meet heat pump boom April 14, 2014 —Times Argus “People who install heat pumps are finding they can cut their heating bills in half over the cost of older technologies and energy sources, including oil and propane furnaces and electric baseboard systems, said Sen. Mark MacDonald, D-Orange.” Read the full …
New Report: Vermont Receives an “A-” in Transparency of Government Spending Montpelier – Vermont received a grade of A- today on government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2014: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data,” the fifth annual report of its kind by the Vermont Public Interest …
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If you liked Citizens United, you’re going to love McCutcheon The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCutcheon v. FEC to strike down overall, or aggregate, contribution limits to candidates and political committees. U.S. PIRG research found that this ruling could bring $1 billion in additional campaign contributions from fewer than 2,800 elite donors through the 2020 election cycle. As this report …
Decision in McCutcheon v FEC could add $1 billion from big donors through 2020 Montpelier – Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCutcheon v. FEC to strike down overall, or aggregate, contribution limits to candidates and political committees. U.S. PIRG research found that this ruling could bring $1 billion in additional campaign contributions …
RELEASE: Supreme Court rules in favor of big money…again. Read More »
For Immediate Release: February 25, 2014 90+ Local Businesses: Stop Fracked Gas Pipeline Clean alternatives render project unnecessary, immoral, businesses say Middlebury, VT–Amidst growing statewide controversy about the proposed Vermont Gas Systems’ pipeline extension, today 90 small Vermont businesses went public with their opposition to the massive new fracked gas infrastructure project. For many, the …
