Climate & Energy

Don’t Leave Vermonters Out in the Cold

Weatherization is one of the best investments we can make as a state. Unfortunately, this year the program is set to lose nearly 20% of its funding, which means fewer at-risk Vermonters will be able to make their homes more efficient. Add your name to a message to your legislators asking them to keep Weatherization funding at current levels, because we need to do more on efficiency, and we certainly shouldn’t be doing less.

VGS Proposes Pipeline to Run Through Hinesburg Community Park

The Burlington Free Press covered Vermont Gas’ request to run the fracked gas pipeline through a Hinesburg community park. Residents are concerned about the detrimental effects this would have on wildlife and endangered species. A local resident, Check Ruiss, is quoted saying “he is opposed to the pipeline for several reasons: the park is a conserved area, …

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Christina Fornaciari: Making Tough Energy Choices

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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Alex Wilson: Report on our heat pump

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 …

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VPIRG to PSB: Dismiss Fracked Gas Pipeline

VPIRG filed a motion to that would halt the Public Service Board’s process for reviewing the proposal to build massive new fracked gas infrastructure into Addison County and underneath Lake Champlain, to Ticonderoga, NY. You can read the full text of our motion here. VPIRG ASKS PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD TO DISMISS VERMONT GAS PIPELINE TO …

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VPIRG Testimony: Improving Vermont’s Solar Law

Vermont now ranks 9th in the country for solar installations per capita and we just tripled the amount of residential renewables in two years. That’s great news. But in order to ensure the state’s “net metering” law—which lets Vermonters go renewable, compensates you for the renewable power you produce and lets you keep “rollover” credit …

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