VPIRG touts, Shumlin trashes bottle bill
According to VPIRG’s new findings, prepared by CM Consulting, Vermont could collect $1.27 million a year in unredeemed revenue from recycling an additional 96.7 million bottles and cans.
Illuzzi maneuvers power bill through Senate
Sens. Illuzzi, Galbraith and Tim Ashe, D-Chittenden, want the state to hire experts to look into public ownership of 51 percent of the shares of Transco.
Committee starts over on renewable power bill
Klein: “We were not happy with the first two drafts. They were way too complex, way too long and they did not deliver enough.”
McKibben: There’s no time to wait on climate change
Knowing the legislature was looking for action to take, McKibben told them what to do: “Make as rapid a transition as possible off of fossil fuel and on to something else.
Fate of $21 million utility payback to ratepayers is up in the air
Miller said: “The department’s position is that value from the windfall should be returned to CVPS ratepayers.” Gaz Metro’s savings would accrue faster than ratepayers’ benefits, according to an economist.
Entergy seeks $4.6 million in legal fees from state of Vermont
“I was certain it would be all of seven figures, I just didn’t know how far into seven figures it would be,” Sorrell said. “It’s a little higher than I thought.”
Energize Vermont calls for moratorium on wind farm development in Vermont
Members of the organization argued that expanding industrial scale wind farms in Vermont will negatively affect mountain and forest habitats, water quality, and the health of communities near wind farms.
Entergy to Public Service Board: New license now
The case, Entergy’s attorneys argue, has been fully litigated before the Public Service Board with final briefs filed in the docket in 2009.
Fracking moratorium approved in House committee
Jake Brown of VNRC: “The industry should be the one to prove that this is a safe process. This really just kicks the debate down the road.”
Shumlin: “I don’t believe it’s healthy to second guess the Attorney General”
STORY UPDATED “We’re exploring all the options,” Shumlin said. “We’ll make the decisions to appeal within time and until we do I’m going to be uncharacteristically quiet.”
