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 …
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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 …
The following relief organizations are accepting donations to support disaster recovery efforts for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan: The United Nations World Food Programme: The WFP has set up an online donation page that will help rush food and resources to the regions affected. The Philippine Red Cross: Donations will help mobilize teams on the ground with …
On VPR, VT Gas CEO Don Gilbert dodged important questions on climate change and downplayed the significant environmental and public health threats posed by fracking. He even denied that the ban on fracking passed last year by Vermont legislators was in fact a ban on fracking.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for the Vermont Environmental Summit: First, getting to Vermont Technical College is easy! You’ll take exit 4 off I-89. Turn onto Route 66-E and in just under a mile and you’ll see VTC straight ahead. Here’s a campus map. We’re in building Judd Hall (Building #4 on the map). …
Do you want to be part of the solution to our most pressing environmental problems? The Environmental Summit is your chance to join like-minded individuals and organizations for a day of inspiring speakers and energizing workshops. Register at http://bit.ly/VTEnvSummit.
A Day of Empowering the Grassroots The final agenda for the 2013 Environmental Summit is in. Join us on Saturday, November 9th, for a day of empowering the grassroots of Vermont. Click below to check out descriptions of the issue and skill workshops, and click here if you haven’t registered yet. The registration deadline is …
A simple one-page overview of the key facts on wind power and its place in Vermont’s energy mix. Download the Fact Sheet
In a brief filed with the Public Service Board, VPIRG called on the Board to grant the people of Vermont – through their Governor or Department of Public Service – a voice in the process of decommissioning the plant. Entergy has made clear that it intends to close Vermont Yankee by the end of 2014. The …
