The Multiunit Dwelling Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment grant program, with $1 million in funding, will subsidize the cost of purchasing charging stations at apartment complexes throughout the state.
Biden, urged on by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is reported to be fashioning a declaration of a “national climate emergency” that he hopes will authorize him to do whatever he thinks is needed to fend off a climate Armageddon. The Supreme Court will probably not be persuaded that use of executive power is constitutional.
Yes, it’s hot. It’s July. But it’s been hotter, for longer, when atmospheric CO2 was a sliver of its modern self. And if that’s true, then your entire warming thesis is garbage.
As gasoline prices hover around record highs, the Vermont Climate Council is coming up with a plan to make the problem worse. Much worse.
Avoid running major appliances like the dishwasher or clothing dryer. Use a toaster oven instead of an electric oven or grill outside. If you have an air conditioner or heat pump, set it 2-3° warmer. If you have an electric water heater, save your shower and laundry for later. Turn the lights off when you’re not in the room.
Germany’s three remaining nuclear plants had been scheduled to shut down by the end of the year after former Chancellor Angela Merkel moved to phase out nuclear energy; moreover, Germany’s environmental and economic ministries had advised against extending the life of the plants in March.
The co-chairs of the legislative Climate Caucus, Democratic Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Progressive Sen. Chris Pearson, let fly with “last week the Supreme Court sided with big polluters, limiting the EPA from setting the kind of highly effective emissions standards we need.”
Post-permit delays have crippled the ability of our country to build. Once a permit has been issued, the appeals begin. The appellants ask for and obtain restraining orders to stop construction. At almost no cost to themselves, anyone can impose the enormous cost of infrastructure delay on the builders and on the country.
The review will look at whether municipalities have the authority to “take any action that restricts or prohibits the types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied to customers.” Several communities have set “net-zero” carbon reduction goals that include a shift to reliance on renewable energies.
“Generally Irritable” host Ericka Redic interviews Al Davis, the founder of Alstam, about using natural gas versus wood chips for energy. Davis has more than 40 years of experience in the design, manufacturing and commissioning of duct burners.
If she’s elected to Congress in November, don’t expect Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to fight against an aggressive federal bureaucracy, at least regarding climate change.
The Federal Highway Administration announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for states and municipalities to “track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their highways.” The plan would establish declining carbon dioxide targets statewide and create a method for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.