Letter: Repeal the Global Warming Solutions Act, and clean house in Montpelier
The only thing that will help at this point in time is a massive house cleaning in Montpelier, and repeal of the GWSA by the Legislature in January 2023.
Roper: The Climate Council’s ‘carbon tax plus’ agenda for Vermont
As gasoline prices hover around record highs, the Vermont Climate Council is coming up with a plan to make the problem worse. Much worse.
Joe Benning: Global Warming Solutions Act is no solution
If the total carbon output of Vermont’s miniscule population disappeared tomorrow, it would have virtually no scientifically registerable impact on climate change. In exchange the only thing we’d accomplish would be to drive a substantial portion of our population into financial distress.
Senate candidate JT Dodge: NEK lawmakers supported costly clean heat standard
Rep. Campbell and Sen. Kitchel wanted an unelected board to inform the Legislature as to how much money should be added to the annual expense of heating a home. When the annual dollar figure is released, they could both shrug and say, “Hey, that wasn’t me.”
Roper: Two GWSA pillars down, one to go
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, via executive order, is dictating what Vermont vehicle consumers can and cannot buy — if we go along. We don’t have to.
McClaughry: Heating fuel tax dead — for now
Scott indicated that when the clean heat standard policy, costs and impacts are more fully worked out, a “revised” CHS might yet win his support. That was not encouraging news to the fuel dealers and their customers who will pay the CHS bill.
Meg Hansen: Bad policy begets worse — Repealing the GWSA is the solution
Humility will be required to admit that the Global Warming Solutions Act is a failure; courage will be required to repeal it. Neither animates Montpelier.
EAI applauds defeat of carbon tax on all Vermonters heating with oil and gas
Aside from the minuscule amounts of emissions from heating by Vermont households, what VPIRG doesn’t explain is the unfeasibility of the alternative heating systems touted in the Clean Heat Standard, something EAI pointed out last December.
Despite pressure, Democrat won’t change vote supporting clean heat standard veto
Almost immediately, Rep. Bock reportedly experienced serious pressure from the House Democratic leadership to change his vote — something allowed under little-known House rules. “I cannot imagine why I would change my vote,” Bock told the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Vermont House of Representatives upholds governor’s veto of clean heat standard by one vote
H.715, a bill that would have mandated a switch of heating methods and fuels in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, fell one vote short of the two-thirds required for passage Tuesday in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Paul Dame: Last chance to contact legislators, urge to sustain Scott’s veto of H.715
The vote is likely going to be first thing tomorrow morning so it is imperative you call today and make sure to get that message to them as soon as possible. Keep it simple.
Gov. Scott vetoes clean heat standard bill H.715
“What the Legislature has passed is a bill that includes some policy, with absolutely no details on costs and impacts, and a lot of authority and policy making delegated to the Public Utility Commission (PUC), an unelected board.”