The Public Service Board (PSB) is considering whether to grant Entergy a CPG for the next year. As >recent stories in the media have exposed, the PSB has some tough questions about the proposed agreement. There are no easy answers and no perfect solutions here. The fact is, the state has limited power over Entergy …
This session, VPIRG is working to defend clean energy from its opponents while building on and expanding Vermont’s most successful renewable energy program, “net metering.” We’ll also be fighting for funding to save Vermonters save money and cut down on our fossil fuel dependence by making it easier and more affordable for Vermonters to weatherize their homes.
Despite the growing chorus of opponents, the Vermont Public Service Board granted a Certificate of Public Good for the proposed fracked gas pipeline through Addison County, siding against the state’s largest environmental groups, a majority of public comments, and affected landowners.
In an editorial on Nov. 2,The Caledonian Record argued against building renewable wind projects in Vermont because “the science behind Shumlin’s ‘global warming’ fanaticism is, at best, unresolved.”1 In response, we ran an ad in their newspaper (politely) letting The Caledonian Record and its readers know that climate change is real, and that it is …
For Immediate Release: December 17, 2013 Montpelier, VT – A report released by the national Solar Energy Industries Association put Vermont ahead of all but four other states in the country for solar installed per person in quarter three of this year – the period from July through September. That achievement was made more remarkable …
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With our members’ help, we’re not about to let climate denial be a reason to avoid our responsibility to develop clean energy solutions right here in Vermont. In an editorial on Nov. 2, The Caledonian Record argued against building renewable wind projects in Vermont because “the science behind Shumlin’s ‘global warming’ fanaticism is, at best, unresolved.”¹ Well, denying …
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Comment and Debate: Wind is benign, renewable alternative Reprinted from The Burlington Free Press Nov. 25, 2013 10:06 PM Dylan Zwicky of Burlington is a clean energy associate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. As long as we continue to use energy, Vermonters should expect some debate over where that energy comes from. The …
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We’re saddened to report that VPIRG canvasser and friend, Ben Mohla, was killed in a car crash on Saturday evening, Nov. 23rd. Ben and two others were on their way to Massachusetts when the vehicle spun out of control due to the snowy conditions and hit a tree. Ben always wanted to make everyone around …
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Paul Burns, who is the executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. Re-posted from Vermont Digger NOV. 17, 2013 About a month ago, the Los Angeles Times newspaper announced that it would no longer publish letters to the editor that suggest that there is no sign that …
VPIRG Director: The Truth about Where Vermonters Stand on Wind Read More »
350Vermont • Citizens Awareness Network • Conservation Law Foundation • Rising Tide Vermont • Sierra Club Vermont Chapter • Toxics Action Center • Vermont Citizens for the Public Good • Vermont Natural Resources Council • Vermont Public Interest Research Group MEDIA RELEASE Montpelier, VT — Siding with the overwhelming majority of public comments submitted to the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB), many of the state’s …
