Letter: CO2 is necessary for life on earth
Climate control proponents believe we have too much CO2, but are they correct? Not at this point in human existence on Earth.
McClaughry: The climate-conscious transportation game
The fuel taxes that support the Transportation Fund are entirely paid by internal combustion vehicles. What happens in the not so distant future when almost all gas and diesel powered vehicles, along with their motor fuel taxes, are required to disappear?
Phil Scott goes on the offensive for S.5 veto
Scott released a video Saturday morning on social media urging Vermonters to contact their legislators to ask them to vote to sustain his veto of the bill. This push comes as Democrat Party leadership appears to be rushing the override vote.
Roper: The talking point that the clean heat bill will help the poor is a cruel lie
This program is extremely expensive and extremely regressive. It will cause a lot of pain for Vermont’s most vulnerable citizens. And the worst part of it all is that all this pain and expense will achieve exactly nothing in regard to “solving” global warming.
Democratic senators shy away from Bernie Sanders’ $17 minimum wage increase
Several Democratic senators have signaled they do not support Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 within five years.
Government contractor blows whistle on radical ESG policy appearing in schools, businesses
Christine Stone, a former Essex resident and government contractor, came to Holy Family Parish Hall on Wednesday to discuss policies that promote partisan political agendas on climate and other matters within the school and business sectors.
Opinion: Weaponizing the federal government turns literal
The federal government has quite literally been arming itself to the teeth. The number of federal bureaucrats who are now authorized to carry guns and execute arrests now outnumber the entire United States Marine Corps, which has 186,000 enlisted.
McGuinness: Passage of H.89 and S.37 ‘shield bills’ based on emotions, not evidence
Several representatives in the House Judiciary Committee shed joyful tears as they voted to advance H.89, ignoring the painful tears of those who were, and those who will be damaged by gender-affirming “care” at the hands of Vermont practitioners.
Alison Despathy: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a must-see film for Vermonters
“Planet of the Humans” chronicles the environmental movement and the controversial role of renewables. Vermont has a starring role. The film is a must-see for all as we work to engage honest conversations in order to achieve real environmental justice in Vermont.
As Vermont goes all-electric, Hydro Quebec runs short of power
What this portends, given our current policy prescriptions, is that Vermont will spend the next decade and a half converting our oil furnaces to electric heat pumps, our gas stoves to electric induction, and our internal combustion engine vehicle fleet to EVs, only to see the cost of electricity explode when our contract with Hydro-Quebec expires.
‘Planet of the Humans’ documentary exposes conflicts in green energy industry
Film director Jeff Gibbs came to Essex last month to discuss the showing of his film “Planet of the Humans,” a critique of the green industry.
Matt Krauss: Frankenstein’s creation
Does the tale “Frankenstein” offer any lessons for Vermonters and the present legislative situation?