LCAR will be voting yes or no before Dec. 1. But until Vermont Daily Chronicle contacted the LCAR members and asked them what they were thinking in regard to Vermont and the California car ban, almost none of them appeared to know the issue was even going to come before them.
Where will Vermont get the millions of dollars to pay people to switch to EVs? With TCI unavailable to bring in the big bucks, and federal pandemic spending running out, Vermonters are going to have to pay for this.
Much more important for the long term, Truss announced that she will issue more than 100 new licenses for oil drilling in the North Sea and lift a ban on fracking for gas and oil put in place in 2019. She also announced an energy supply task force to negotiate long-term energy supply contracts.
“I’m a big proponent of EVs,” Gov. Phil Scott answered. “I do believe we have to wean ourselves off internal combustion vehicles as soon as possible.”
After witnessing how Vermont took inspiration from California for the GWSA, it seems likely that Vermont’s Legislature could accelerate its emissions mandate at a similar pace. Which means more money from Vermonters pockets spent on fueling their cars and heating their homes.
Why aren’t our political leaders leading by example if in fact they believe there is a climate crisis? John Kerry’s private jet has produced 300 tons of CO2. The kicker for me was Joe Biden flying to Massachusetts and Jill Biden flying to Connecticut so he could deliver a speech about the climate crisis.
Taking money from the poor to fund the rich is not “progressive” but “regressive” — it is a form of reverse-Robin-Hood wealth theft, siphoning off retirees’ bank accounts at the gas pump, oil tank filling, and electric rate payments.
So, no revenue, no interested partners, no logistical capability, no ideas, and no public support. Perhaps this is why a number of key legislative-appointee council members are asking not to return when their terms are up next month. These folks are fleeing the sinking ship.
In the language of the draft released by Manchin’s office this must be “a balanced list of project types, including: critical minerals, nuclear, hydrogen, fossil fuels, electric transmission, renewables, and carbon capture, sequestration, storage, and removal.”
How much more expensive can the cost of living be in Vermont? Becca Balint wants you to pay more. She says we should “tax the hell” out of fossil fuels.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, also known as RGGI, is a multistate compact that gradually reduces carbon emissions over several years in the participating states. RGGI caps the amount of carbon emissions allowed in the state and puts limits on individual entities.
The Conservation Law Foundation said a draft plan to manage solid waste, landfilling, recycling and composting over the next 10 years is “inadequate and uninspiring” and means New Hampshire will continue to be a “dumping ground” for garbage from Massachusetts and other surrounding states.