Fight global warming by growing more trees and selling their “carbon sequestration” value to climate-conscious carbon emitters? Vermont should move forward — carefully. That’s the gist of the final report of a legislative study committee published Jan. 4.
Vermont Attorney General T. J. Donovan, legislative leaders and advocates gathered Thursday at the Statehouse to press for the adoption this year of a bill that would establish a tax-and-regulate system for commercial cannabis.
The new poll from Monmouth University, released Thursday, shows former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 20 percent, followed closely by former Vice President Joe Biden at 19 percent and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 18 percent. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is at 15 percent.
A new bill scheduled to go before the New Hampshire Legislature this year would compel news outlets to retract stories if a defendant is found not guilty of a crime.
Officials who manage Glacier National Park are swapping out signs warning visitors that climate change would cause the park’s glaciers to disappear by 2020, CNN reported Wednesday.
“I have enormous faith in our ability to achieve meaningful results and my administration is ready to work with each of you in order to do so. Unfortunately, time is not on our side. … Too many of our counties, communities and families remain at a critical crossroad.”
Bill Schubart perfectly encapsulated the elitist, totally-out-of-touch mindset of Vermont’s carbon taxers in his latest column in which he congratulates himself for heroically purchasing an electric car and supporting Vermont’s participation in the TCI.
Sen. Tim Ashe’s decision [to run for lieutenant governor] illustrates the deep divide between the prison guards of the past and our forward-looking “Small Towns, Big Hearts” campaign.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has announced his support for three key pieces of legislation that address clean energy needs in New Hampshire, calling them a home run for ratepayers and the environment.
In the 15th episode of “Travels With Charlie – Vermont Politics in Real Life,” host Charlie Papillo discusses child welfare services with Larry Crist, executive director of the Vermont Parent Representation Center, and Bill Young, former commissioner of the Department of Social Rehabilitative Services, DCF’s predecessor.
Even a casual look at the regional plan to make Vermont drivers pay 5-20 cents per gallon more at the pump for gasoline and diesel would tell you TCI really should stand for “tax carbon incessantly.” This session, most Vermonters would be happy if TCI stood for “tax cut instead.”
We need to keep in mind the big picture by looking at the issues from all sides. Screaming, hollering and marching in protest does nothing but stir up emotions. It does not develop solutions.