On Tuesday the Vermont House is set to cast their final vote on a critical renewable energy bill (H.40), which would require Vermont utilities to provide their customers with renewable power. VPIRG expects a move to cut part of the bill that would get new help to over 85,000 Vermont families and businesses to cut …
Today Vermont Gas CEO Don Rendall announced that the company has canceled plans for Phase 2 of the proposed fracked gas pipeline. Phase 2 would have carried fracked gas underneath Lake Champlain to International Paper’s plant in Ticonderoga, NY. VPIRG Executive Director Paul Burns had this to say on Vermont Gas’ decision to cancel Phase 2 …
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Overnight lows hit minus 17 degrees in Montpelier and weren’t much warmer come morning. The cold-climate heat pumps we installed upstairs and downstairs in our 1880’s cape were put to the test last night. Guess what – they’re still working! What to do on days like today was one of the biggest questions we had …
Energy Co-Op of Vermont has announced that they will lease cold climate heat pumps. Cold climate heat pumps are a game-changing technology that can help Vermonters cut their dependence on fossil fuels and reduce home-heating costs. For more, check out this story on VT Digger.
BARRE, VT— Vermont could dramatically reduce its climate pollution while improving the state’s economy and growing jobs, according to a new economic study released today by a diverse coalition of environmental, business and low-income groups. The benefits would be achieved by putting a price on carbon pollution and returning the revenue to Vermont citizens, businesses …
With cutting-edge technology that takes energy out of the air and turns it into usable heat, you can heat your home at a fraction of the cost you’re paying for expensive fossil fuels today. MONTPELIER, VT—Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) formally launched their “Heat Clean” campaign today, shining …
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 …
VPIRG brought together some of the biggest names in Vermont’s efficiency and clean energy sectors to share ways that Vermonters are saving money and cutting pollution at the same time, thanks to the clean energy options they specialize in.
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 …
