“We have this elite group that has come up with a policy that proposes to totally disrupt an entire industry in the state of Vermont without the transparency that the legislators are being led to believe happened at the Climate Council.”
We do not want, nor does Vermont need, a full time, professional political class. These people are a big enough menace as it is with the time and resources they already have.
Our country does not need any more Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, Signature Bank, and FTX financial failures by having the “watchdogs” distracted by verifying what a company reports as its carbon footprint.
As the House Environment and Energy Committee moves toward wrapping up its deliberation of the clean heat standard bill, there is still a serious misconception out there that the amendment added to the bill requiring a “check back” in 2025 effectively makes this a study bill.
Smith asked Clark again if she thought she could win a suit against the CLF, and again Clark refused to directly answer the question, or acknowledge the premise that meeting the goals of the GWSA, despite all the best efforts of the legislature and the Administration, is not possible.
As Vermont’s push toward net zero emissions in the coming decades goes full steam ahead, the cost of making the transition feasible for the state’s low- and moderate-income residents has become a growing concern. Members of the House Committee on Environment and Energy are looking at ways of offering benefits to residents in both income brackets.
My local dump in Vermont now charges $9 per contractor bag for disposal. I want to protect the environment and always have, but at what point do dump fees become so high that people leave their household trash and old couch on the side of the road?
The committee heard from several different perspectives, among them a fuel dealer specializing in clean heat options, a home renovation and construction contractor, and a finance expert. They all shared a common thread — this bill will hurt low-income Vermonters.
Support your local farmer, and stand up for cows, a marginalized group who cannot speak for themselves. When researchers peddle beavers, bison, and wolves, it’s probably time to buy a cow as a revolutionary act.
If you think Vermonters should be punished and charged more for using heating fuel to reliably heat their homes in the winter, then this bill is for you.
House lawmakers passed a sweeping land and water conservation bill March 24, in what is effectively a do-over of legislation vetoed last year by Gov. Phil Scott. H.126, which sets a goal of conserving half of Vermont’s land area and waters by 2050, is now heading through the Senate.
Now that the Clean Heat Standard bill is in the House, we are getting some clarity as to just how hollow even that level of “check back” really is. For one thing, it isn’t really a “check back” or a “circuit breaker” at all, it is a — new term — “throttle down.”