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Over 100 Vermonters Participate in Health Care Webinar (Live Recording Available)

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Last night, over 100 individuals from across the Green Mountain State had their health care questions answered in real time by top experts in the field. A big thanks goes out to all of our presenters; Dan Barlow from VT Businesses for Social Responsibility, Georgia Maheras from the Green Mountain Care Board, Emily Yahr and …

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Vermont Right to Know GMOs Announces State-wide Grassroots Action Forums Feb 25 – 28th

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With all that is happening in the State House we thought it would be a great time to sit down and talk with our supporters, gather your input, and help you get ready to talk to your legislators during town meeting week. So… we’re hosting five separate forums across the state to give you an …

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Things are moving in the State House

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Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee began hearing testimony on H.112, a bill that would require labels on genetically engineered food sold in retail stores in Vermont.  From the start of the session it has been clear that the prospects of Vermont passing GE labeling legislation have improved from last year. This year’s bill was introduced …

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Fixing the Filibuster, One Step at a Time

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“There is now an infrastructure of outside groups and activists that has shown the ability to mobilize at least some public concern about an extremely arcane problem, dramatizing the need for better governance and the dangerous consequences of having a Senate that has functionally ceased to be a democratic body.” Find out what’s next on …

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Over 700 Individuals Call for Consistent Coverage

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Statement of VPIRG Consumer Protection Advocate Falko Schilling on Keeping Consistent Coverage for Vermonters on VHAP and Catamount Catamount and VHAP have made health care more accessible for thousands of Vermonters. We need to make sure we keep consistent coverage to everyone as we transition to the Health Benefits Exchange in 2014. Over the past …

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Local Activist Calls for Increased Health Care Education

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Participation is a must (printed February 05, 2013 in the Times Argus Opinions/Letters) It is time to participate in health care reform. The term “health care” in this country has sadly become an oxymoron. Our health care does not represent the values of decent Americans. Keeping the status quo in this country is unacceptable. The very system …

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VT’s “Green Cleaning” Law Highlighted in National Report

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Vermont’s “green cleaning” legislation—which VPIRG helped to pass last year—earned national attention in a new report released today, entitled: “Towards Healthy Schools 2015: Progress on America’s Environmental Health Crisis for Children.”  This report shows Vermont is now on the forefront of keeping our kids’ learning environments safe from toxic chemicals. You can find the full report …

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Environmental Health Advocate testifies in House Committee

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In her testimony today, VPIRG’s Lauren Hierl explained to the House Committee on Health and Human Services how the chemical industry has been quietly adding an ineffective and cancer-causing flame retardant to couches, cribs and other baby products–like the ones she purchases for her son, Elias. Three years ago, when facts came to light about …

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