Four ways Vermont can cut CO2 emissions without a carbon tax
Vermont doesn’t need a carbon tax to reduce emissions and promote prosperity. Rather than impose a Macron-like tax, the state should pursue low-carbon prosperity.
Eshelman: There is no such thing as a free lunch
Today we find ourselves at another existential crossroad of imbalance. Yes, we’ve survived similar times, but the collective commonwealth that nearly wiped out the Pilgrims is again creating unsustainability.
McClaughry: GM’s small car layoff
It’s ironic that one of the GM models due for termination is the electric Chevy Volt. GM got into Volt production because the Obama administration decided that the cars were the answer to climate change.
France protests are warning to American politicians who ignore forgotten man
Rubbing his thumb in Trump’s eye, Macron went on to campaign on the pledge of “Make Our Planet Great Again.” It didn’t work out well for Macron or his country.
Ivy League study finds liberals ‘patronize’ minorities, conservatives don’t
A study by Princeton and Yale researchers turns a common political narrative on its head: White liberals actually are more likely to act in “patronizing” ways toward minorities than are white conservatives.
FCC policy shift may shake up public access TV funding balance
Actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission could have big implications for the funding of public access television.
Sen. Joe Benning: Republicans can regain the trust of Vermonters
We should start by remembering who we are. Our party was born to eliminate slavery and hold a divided Union together. Our state party platform offers a stabilizing rudder in stormy policy seas. We produce statesmen like George Aiken.
McClaughry: Democrat push for more gun restrictions weak at best
The only thing Democrats dare to come up with is more useless background checks and requiring the surgeon general to make a report. This is all for show.
Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ shows signs of falling apart
It’s unclear exactly how the select committee for a Green New Deal would function. Some veteran Democrats are criticizing the idea, calling it unnecessary given the existence of other committees designed to take on global warming.
Sundar Pichai denies liberal bias at Google to Congress after leaked communications
Pichai emphasized the apolitical nature of the algorithms that determine search results for Google customers and downplayed Republicans’ fears that Google employees banded together to alter results for political purposes.
As health insurance deadline looms, questions abound regarding fees and alternatives
The Dec. 15 deadline is fast approaching for purchasing health insurance from the state’s two major providers, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Health Care.
Video: Trump, Pelosi and Schumer clash on camera over border wall funding
Trump told both Pelosi and Schumer if Democrats do not fund the border wall, he will shut down the government, as he has been trying to receive funding since taking office in 2016.