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Stop the Fracked Gas Pipeline on Sept 10th

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Vermont has a goal, put forward by Governor Shumlin and backed by the legislature, of getting 90% of our energy from renewable sources by 2050. Allowing expansion of a pipeline carrying fracked gas would lock Vermonters into dirty fossil fuels for decades to come. That’s incompatible with our state’s goals, and incompatible with a healthy, livable climate. Join us at the PSB hearing in Middlebury on Tuesday, September 10th to say no to the fracked gas pipeline.

Fight for your right to go renewable!

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Over the past several months, three Vermont utilities have stopped allowing their customers to go solar, and a fourth has announced an impending slow-down. That’s wrong. Every Vermonter should have the right to generate their own renewable power, be paid fairly for it, and help build a legacy of clean energy for Vermont. Governor Shumlin …

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Citizens call for expanded Bottle Bill

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Champagne: Bottle bill needs to be part of new recycling regs Reposted from VT Digger By Beth Champagne, a member of the North Country Coalition for Justice and Peace in St. Johnsbury who writes on environmental, climate change, farming and energy issues. Clearly and calmly, one after another, Vermonters challenged the Agency of Natural Resources …

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Newspaper Contacts For Submitting Letters to the Editor

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The Opinion section is second-most read section of the paper is the editorial page. This is the page that defines the communities’ hot button issues. This is also the only section of the paper YOU CONTROL! Hints to keep in mind: Know your paper – Each paper has its own rules regarding length, timeliness and …

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Why you should attend the public hearing on zero waste

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Reduce – Reuse – Recycle: it’s a catchy tagline, but it’s a lot trickier to figure out how to truly get the job done. In fact, you might be surprised to hear that Vermont’s recycling rate is falling behind many other regions. The state has finally gotten serious about this problem, and they hired a …

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MEDIA RELEASE: Second Circuit demands an impossible standard in siding with Entergy Louisiana over the interests of Vermonters

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Second Circuit demands an impossible standard in siding with Entergy Louisiana over the interests of Vermonters The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to open government and rational decision making today when it issued a decision siding with Entergy Louisiana in its fight to continue operating the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The …

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