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VPIRG Supports Clean Energy, Opposes S.201
Despite overwhelming public support for renewable energy like wind and solar, opponents are now attempting to put up barriers to clean energy development in the state. VPIRG opposes a bill (S.201) that would make it significantly harder for Vermont to transition to a clean energy future and meet the goals laid out in our state’s Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP).
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VPIRG’s Dylan Zwicky: Wind is Part of the Solution
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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VPIRG Director: The Truth about Where Vermonters Stand on Wind
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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VPIRG Wind Facts Sheet
A simple one-page overview of the key facts on wind power and its place in Vermont’s energy mix. Download the Fact Sheet
VPIRG Director Speaks at Wind Ribbon-Cutting
The grand opening of Vermont’s newest wind farm, Georgia Mountain Community Wind, was celebrated by VPIRG director, Paul Burns, and a number of volunteer, interns, and staff. The project consists of four 2.5 MW turbines in Milton and Georgia and all power has been purchased by Burlington Electric Department. When operating at peak capacity, the …
S.30 – Anti-Renewable Energy Provisions Defeated
In one of the key votes of the legislative session, senators voted 16-14 to strip the most offensive provisions out of the anti-renewable energy bill – S.30. At different points, this legislation would have blocked wind, solar and other renewable energy sources of various sizes. Had it passed as its sponsors intended, it would have …
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Thank You to Senator Sanders and Friends for Joining the VT Energy Choices Forum
Packing an auditorium on the season’s first beautiful Saturday isn’t an easy task. That is unless you’ve organized five fantastic panelists—including Vermont’s junior U.S. Senator, Bernie Sanders—and spent weeks recruiting the state’s top clean energy activists and their friends. Fortunately, that’s why VPIRG’s event was such a success. The hundred-plus citizen activists who attended heard …
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Senate Bill (S.30) Threatens Renewable Energy: Environmental Community Continues to Oppose
Legislation that would make it more difficult to build renewable energy projects in Vermont could make it to the floor of the Senate for a vote next week. Groups interested in preserving the state’s natural resources and promoting cleaner alternatives to polluting fossil fuels and other dirty energy sources expressed their opposition to S.30 today, and urged senators to vote against the bill unless it is revamped substantially.
Statement by VPIRG Director Paul Burns regarding Energize Vermont’s Clean Energy Plan
VPIRG Director Paul Burns comments on the recent release of Energize Vermont’s Clean Energy Plan.