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Tag Archives: Energy and Environment

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New Hampshire grocers fear plastic bag fee would harm lower-income shoppers

Opponents of new state legislation that would charge for plastic shopping bags in New Hampshire contend it will be a burden on consumers and retailers.

November 19, 2019 in U.S..
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Governor hands out awards in push to reduce phosphorus in Vermont

Gov. Phil Scott announced more than $1 million in state money for six organizations that have led in technological innovation when it comes to reducing phosphorus content in waste streams.

November 18, 2019 in TNR News.
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McClaughry: Achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050

It’s generally harmless when politicians make extravagant promises about things they say they can make happen 30 years from now, when most of them will be dead. But let’s examine just what steps the nations of the world would have to take to achieve that global 2050 net-zero target.

November 17, 2019 in Commentary.
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Coventry landfill and environmental opponent reach agreement over expansion

The Coventry landfill on the state’s northern border has been in an ongoing conflict with environmentalists over the years, but now there’s finally some agreement with at least one of the dump’s main opponents.

November 15, 2019 in TNR News.
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Gov. Scott on Vermont’s potential TCI membership: ‘I’m not supportive’ of a carbon tax

Gov. Phil Scott at a press conference Thursday addressed the issue of a regional climate initiative, saying he would not support any form of a carbon tax.

November 14, 2019 in TNR News.
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Daily Chronicle: Governor says time to wean Vermont solar power industry off of price supports

“There comes a time you have to wean yourself off. When you’re paying out more than you are receiving. It’s not a good market approach,” Gov. Scott said. “It was a great incentive to jumpstart the renewable sector.”

November 14, 2019 in TNR News.
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Video: Here are the Democrats who have said the world may end from climate change

Prominent Democrats, such as Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez, have stressed the idea that climate change may soon cause the world to end.

November 13, 2019 in Videos.
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Exxon attorney lashes out at NY’s climate crusading AG as trial against the company wraps up

ExxonMobil’s attorney spared no expense in his closing arguments Thursday explaining why he believes New York’s attorney general’s climate lawsuit targeting the company is tantamount to a political hit job.

November 10, 2019 in U.S..
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Green New Deal Dems toss their support behind report pushing to fast track population control

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey retweeted links to a report signed by more than 11,000 scientists who argue that the population “must be stabilized — and, ideally, gradually reduced — within a framework that ensures social integrity.”

November 7, 2019 in U.S..
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Staying in Paris Agreement would have cost US families $20K

Following through with the Obama administration’s commitments would impose clear economic harm on the U.S. by driving energy prices higher — and that’s just a small part of the overall cost. Americans would pay more for food, health care, education, clothes, and more.

November 5, 2019 in U.S..
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Schumer announces plan to nix virtually every gas powered vehicle in the country

“That’s why I am announcing a new proposal designed to rapidly phase out gas-powered vehicles and replace them with zero-emission, or ‘clean,’ vehicles like electric cars,” Schumer wrote after suggesting scientists agree that climate change represents an imminent threat to the U.S.

October 25, 2019 in U.S..

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