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Divest Now! (May 16th, 2013)

Divestment is literally the talk of the town- the talk of the state, the nation, and beyond. Green Mountain College just announced that they will divest their endowment from fossil fuels, becoming the 5th college to do so. Kudos to … Continue reading →

Natural Gas: bridge or barrier to a sustainable future? (May 10th, 2013)

by Bill Scott It’s time to rethink our growing reliance on natural gas. Over the past several years research on methane emissions in gas fields and pipelines has raised serious doubts about just how clean natural gas really is. Other … Continue reading →

VT Gas …. Good parents? (May 3rd, 2013)

by Jane Palmer When my son was young…and him being my first child, I took all sorts of parenting classes…I was terrified I would do parenting wrong…so I gathered all the information and advice I could find. One of the … Continue reading →

Act 250 Review Applies to Tar Sands Pipeline! (April 15th, 2013)

Hip, hip, hooray! Hot off the presses: MONTPELIER, VT April 15, 2013 Today a decision letter was issued finding that Vermont’s land use law – Act 250 – would apply to any attempt to pump dirty tar sands oil through … Continue reading →

Transportation – Alberta Tar Sands Achilles Heel (April 5th, 2013)

by Glenn Gilchrist    www.glenngilchrist.com In much the same way as the Bond Market can take down an entire economy by making interest rates too high to support additional borrowing, so too can the price of Alberta oil on the … Continue reading →

What about Geothermal? (April 3rd, 2013)

by Joan Knight Strangely, this topic is often overlooked when we talk about renewable energy. Thinking beyond electricity generation and fossil fuels substitutes, the most important strategy is conservation/efficiency. But, again, what about geothermal? It’s part of conservation and efficiency. … Continue reading →

Divest Vermont from Fossil Fuels – 350VT’s Testimony at the Statehouse (March 28th, 2013)

On Wednesday, Mikayla McDonald with 350VT, Dan Cmejla from UVM’s Student Climate Culture group, and Eric Becker from Clean Yield Asset Management testified to the Vermont Senate’s Committee on Government Operations in support of S.131, a bill that would require … Continue reading →

Vermont Energy Independence Day, 2013 (March 21st, 2013)

Be a part of Vermont Energy Independence Day! 350VT is co-hosting the Clean Energy Citizens Lobby Day at the Statehouse from 10-4pm. Hope to see you there, but if not, there are several ways to participate in the day: 1 … Continue reading →

Vermont voters say NO to tar sands oil (March 6th, 2013)

by Brian Tokar March 5th was Town Meeting Day in Vermont and, following a long tradition of our towns taking a stand on issues of wider importance, at least 29 towns, including Montpelier and Burlington, overwhelmingly passed resolutions opposing the proposed transport of tar sands … Continue reading →

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words (March 4th, 2013)

This picture of Andy standing on the exposed Portland Montreal Pipeline was submitted to the Fish, Wildlife, and Water Resources Committee at the Statehouse last month, along with the following testimony authored by Mikayla McDonald (less than 1000 words!). •   … Continue reading →