Trash talk: Lawmakers introduce “cradle to grave” waste stream bill
The bill would require all producers of waste to “finance and provide for the collection, transportation and recycling of all packaging and printed paper.”
Hebert introduces bill to remove Legislature’s power to vote on VY’s Certificate of Public Good
Rep. Mike Hebert said it’s “improper” for the Legislature to have the power to decide Vermont Yankee’s fate and that the decision should be left to the NRC and the VPSB.
Berry brings “stone-cold candor” to role of commissioner
Middlebury grad is an “intense” outdoorsman with a sense of humor and grasp of the challenges facing the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
On video: Vermont Environmental Collaborative sets legislative agenda
Representatives from the state’s major environmental groups held a press conference on Tuesday to lay out their agenda for the rest of the legislative session.
The “biomass” option catches on in Vermont
In Vermont, the “biomass” option is catching on big time, though there are naysayers who argue that biomass incineration requires unacceptable tradeoffs.
State official tells PSB benefits of wind outweigh impacts
Lamont pointed out that Board precedent allows projects of this sort to go forward if the right balance is struck between renewable energy goals and aesthetic impacts.
Video + story: Shumlin says SAFSTOR wasn’t part of deal with Entergy; governor praises school boards, criticizes House GOP
Shumlin asked Obama to give the NRC the authority to require Entergy Corp. to decommission Vermont Yankee instead of allowing radioactive waste to be stored on the site for as long as 60 years.
Story + video: Lowell Mountain neighbors won’t get day in court
Jim Blair filed his testimony opposing the wind power project on Lowell Mountain earlier this year, and expected to be cross-examined before the Public Service Board.
Sound the main issue at Public Service Board hearings on Lowell wind farm
Kaliski repeated that the modeling was conservative, and he said that there was no danger that turbines using NRO would exceed a 45 decibel exterior standard.
Pownal energy park owners may seek tax relief if biomass plant is dropped
“We are at a crossroads,” Cantatore said. “It has taken us three years to get something of substance here [at the energy park]. We need to see residential support for our endeavors.”
