Courtney: Environmental regulatory agencies need revamping
Over the past four decades, Vermont has enacted a patchwork of planning and regulatory systems to guide land development while protecting our natural resources. And although the state’s planning and zoning laws, water quality standards, Act 250 and other regulations might be protective, effective and user-friendly in and of themselves, they often work poorly together, costing Vermonters and state government more than we can afford.
Courtney: Decentralizing power production gives power to the people
What Vermont has been lacking is a unified voice and a comprehensive plan for how we will create energy security and renewable energy autonomy for the people of the Green Mountain State. For this, we have needed leadership at the top.
Why is Vermont so slow to move to a low carbon diet?
Here in Vermont the disappointment of Copenhagen means one thing: We must redouble our efforts to cut our own emissions.
