“The high cost of power has driven manufacturing jobs out and away and down by 300,000 in 15 years or less. Ontario, in short, should be a cautionary tale for Vermont and everywhere — a complete disaster,” Lange said.
Environmental activists at the Sierra Club are turning their sights on new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler as the former energy lobbyist picks up where President Donald Trump’s former agency chief left off.
One of the green energy companies tied to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) received billions in government-backed loans before laying off thousands during the early part of the Obama administration.
Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned in May, but his climate probe into Exxon has not slowed as the oil company continues to fork over documents related to the case.
The region pays far more for electricity than any other region in the U.S. and New England’s grid operator determined it was at risk of rolling blackouts due to continual closures of more reliable power plants.
Vermont’s lieutenant governor and Senate majority leader appeared with environmentalists at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on Saturday night to show support for getting youth involved in climate change politics.
Exxon did not explain why its membership with the group expired. The company supports various policies designed to tackle man-made global warming, while ALEC is opposed to most carbon reducing policies.
To the politicians and bureaucrats in Brattleboro and elsewhere, I know you think you’re helping, but you are not.
The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is threatening to shut down its doors if state regulators move forward with a plan to delay its involvement in a support program.
International climate activist Al Gore says Germany must further push its domestic energy markets to embrace green energy or risk getting “left behind,” Politico reports.
Last week at an electric car charging station in Burlington, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt, announced legislation to expand subsidies for the electric vehicle market. The federal program currently has a cap limiting the taxpayer dollars that may be used to incentivize EV purchases.
If confirmed in time, Kavanaugh would hear oral arguments for Weyerhaeuser Company v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The high court is scheduled to hear the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Oct. 1.