Heating costs hit highest level since 2011 as winter approaches
Propane heating costs in the U.S. rocketed to $2.59 per gallon this month, the highest level in a decade, as winter quickly approaches, the federal government said Friday.
Flemming: What the Vermont climate action plan will mean for you
The climate action plan will burden every Vermont motorist, every business, every city and town and every school and hospital with new regulations, mandates and taxes. It will likely cripple our economy struggling to come out of the painful years of COVID — and send you the bill.
Flemming: The spectacular decrease in forest fires
In the first 10 years of data collection from 1926-1936, the US exceeded 40,000,000 acres burned eight times. So here’s a question: if the fires this summer were “linked definitely to climate change,” what about the fires 90 years ago?
Tom Evslin: We can become carbon neutral without bankrupting the state
If the full Climate Council pays as much attention to its own carbon budget as it should, it will realize that there is a doable path to carbon neutrality which has the twin benefits of being achievable and not bankrupting Vermont.
Americans believe climate change is happening but are willing to pay only $1 in carbon tax, poll shows
The majority of Americans believe that human-caused climate change is occurring but are unwilling to pay more than $1 extra to mitigate its effects, a new poll shows.
Roper: Climate council crack-up
The Climate Plan will do nothing less than reshape our entire economy, radically alter the way we live and work, and micromanage our landscape. It will change how we travel, build and renovate our homes, and the list goes on. The taxes necessary to make this happen will be staggering.
Keelan: Vermont’s conflict-of-interest standard a thing of the past?
The problem is that Mr. Duval, who serves as one of the 23 members of the Vermont Climate Council, has taken it upon himself to express in the Vermont media his opinions on why Vermont should remove itself from fossil fuels.
‘Way off track’: Emissions levels hit new record in 2020 despite pandemic, Paris Accords
Total global greenhouse gas emission levels hit a new record last year despite the pandemic-induced economic shutdowns and previous commitments from world leaders, the United Nations said.
McClaughry: Another phantom commission
It seems the Joint Carbon Emissions Reduction Committee hasn’t had any meetings. That’s because no representative or senator was appointed to serve on it, which of course means that it had no chair. It was another phantom committee.
GMP electric vehicles promotion tour underway, first event held in Bristol
“GMP makes it simple for customers to drive electric with up to $2,500 in rebates and a free Level 2 car charger and discount charging rates, and our EVenture Ride and Drive events are great ways to check out EVs and how driving electric can fit into your life,” Carlson said.
Roper: Climate plan is a Mack truck coming at Vermonters
At the Oct. 19 meeting of the Vermont Climate Council, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service and council member June Tierney made a frightening, honest assessment of the proposals the council is preparing to unleash in December.
Gas soars to $7.59 a gallon in California town as prices hit multi-year highs nationwide
California has been hit the hardest by surging gasoline prices with the average cost reaching $4.53 per gallon on Thursday, according to the EIA. Washington, the state with the second-highest gas prices, has an average cost of nearly $3.90 per gallon.