Sanders says 12 years left to solve global warming, but can’t use nuclear plants
Bernie Sanders also told the town hall audience “we should phase out” nuclear power plants — the country’s largest source of greenhouse gas-emissions free electricity.
Trump and Andrew Cuomo prepare for a war over natural gas pipelines
Trump pulled no punches against New York when he signed executive orders to expedite pipeline projects Wednesday afternoon. The move sparked a sharp rebuke from Cuomo, who threatened to fight “tooth and nail” against permitting reforms.
Climate activists march 65 miles to Montpelier to push agenda
Hundreds of climate activists marched the streets of Montpelier on Tuesday, braving sleet and rain just to urge lawmakers to take action against global warming.
Keelan: Stop using our children as pawns
At what point does the far left stop using our children in elementary and high schools to promote its agenda? The foremost user is the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
Roper: Should Vermont ban the internal combustion engine?
If we really want to save the planet from climate change, the real solution is to ban the internal combustion engine. I bring this up because I am told by two legislators in a position to know, that this was a serious topic of debate last week in the House Energy and Technology Committee.
McClaughry: The latest big idea — taxing heating fuels
Let’s agree that weatherizing drafty homes is a sensible thing to do. The question is who should pay for it. All taxpayers? All heating fuel users? Or the people who benefit, paying over time out of their ongoing fuel savings?
Would the Green New Deal make us more dependent on China for energy?
A new study underscores a longstanding concern about sweeping plans to increase renewable energy use in the U.S., like the Green New Deal: dependency on China.
Senators told: Vermont ‘gonna fail miserably’ on its weatherization goals
While the the Vermont House has doubled the fuel tax to fund ongoing weatherization projects across the state, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is figuring out what to do with all the money.
The end is near! Vermont budget will lead to ‘planetary collapse’
A large number of our elected officials believe if Vermont does not build electric vehicle charging stations, put insulation in a few hundred aging houses, and force everybody to buy a Tesla, the entire planetary ecosystem will collapse.
Pelosi’s new climate bill seeks to make Paris accord legally binding on US
Pelosi’s new climate bill would legally tether Trump to the Paris deal while the leaders of China and India have no such obligations.
Green energy companies aren’t backing the Green New Deal
A number of renewable energy executives and leaders have not completely embraced the Green New Deal, fearing the divisive proposal would cause more harm than good.
Heating-oil customer surprised by ‘red tagging’ law in Vermont, says it’s a state-run scam
When retired homeowners Doug and Pat Richmond were told by their home fuel-oil dealer that their basement fuel tank was being “red tagged,” they went nearly apoplectic.