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Tag Archives: Energy and Environment

Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Vermont to allocate $15 million toward EV charging infrastructure in 2023

Set against the backdrop of a $15 million appropriation in Gov. Phil Scott’s fiscal year 2023 budget, state lawmakers are in the process of examining logistics for an ambitious rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

February 8, 2022 in TNR News.
U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Secretary Granholm says solar panels may bring about world peace

Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that solar panels and wind farms could be the key to ensuring world peace in the future.

February 8, 2022 in U.S..

McClaughry: Here comes another carbon tax

Are you ready for the coming carbon tax on your home and business heating bill? The Vermont House is working at flank speed to enact the “Clean Heat Standard” (CHS) concocted by the Climate Action Network, and adopted by the Vermont Climate Council.

February 7, 2022 in Commentary.
Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

Climate warrior Nancy Pelosi spent half a million dollars on private jets

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has described climate change as an “existential crisis,” spent half a million dollars on private jets over the course of a 10-month period ending in August 2021, government filings showed.

February 7, 2022 in U.S..
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John Klar: Hunting for the Vermont Constitution in two new bills

The latest effort to destroy Vermont culture is underway in Montpelier, in two ill-conceived bills that seek to restructure oversight of Vermont’s fish and wildlife management and ban foot-hold trapping entirely.

February 6, 2022 in Commentary.
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‘Propane protection laws’ will go away when propane does

As the attorney general reminds Vermonters that they won’t be literally left out in the cold by their propane fuel delivery company, the Legislature is making moves to eradicate those companies and all fossil heating fuels from our landscape.

February 4, 2022 in Commentary.
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Vermont launches first program in the nation to test for and reduce PCBs exposure in schools

This spring, schools across Vermont will begin testing for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a harmful group of human-made chemicals commonly used in building materials and electrical equipment before 1980.

February 3, 2022 in Press Release.
Wikimedia Commons/Jukka Isokoski

Europe seeks to classify a fossil fuel as ‘green’ as energy crisis persists

The European Union released a proposal that would define liquified natural gas (LNG) and nuclear energy as “green” energy, opening both up for greater investment across the region.

February 3, 2022 in Elsewhere.
U.S. Department of Energy

McClaughry: Granholm’s Clean Energy Corps

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls for a thousand highly skilled scientists, analysts, cybersecurity professionals and engineers to somehow promote clean energy, implement solutions to climate change, create good paying jobs, and spur economic growth.

February 2, 2022 in Commentary.
Wikimedia Commons/Pax Ahimsa Gethen

Tom Evslin: High oil and gas prices fuel Russian and Iranian aggressiveness

As higher oil prices showed up at the pump, Biden was in the ridiculous situation of begging OPEC and Russia to increase production. His intent was to save the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. The effect was simply to increase production and the profitability of production is places like Russia.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.

Climate mitigation activists want to monitor carbon using ‘tracking and accountability’

During a presentation to the Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday, several witnesses shared how to fight climate change — including monitoring the energy and land usage by farmers.

January 31, 2022 in TNR News.
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Federal judge nullifies America’s largest oil and gas lease sale, canceling 1.7 million acres of drilling leases in Gulf

“We are pleased that the court invalidated Interior’s illegal lease sale,” Earthjustice Senior Attorney Brettny Hardy said. “We simply cannot continue to make investments in the fossil fuel industry to the peril of our communities and increasingly warming planet.”

January 28, 2022 in U.S..

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