Climate conference on Dec. 3 to focus on energy issues
For Immediate Release November 29, 2011 Contact: Johanna Miller, Energy Program Director and VECAN Coordinator Vermont Natural Resources Council/Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Phone: 802-223-2328 ext 112 Email: jmiller@vnrc.org • Web site: www.vnrc.org or www.vecan.net Energy Opportunities, Urgency Focus of December 3 Conference “Community Energy and Climate Action Conference” to Draw Hundreds Montpelier — [...]
Vermont Natural Resources Council to name Brian Shupe executive director
Elizabeth Courtney, the former executive director, will not be leaving VNRC. She will be heading up the year-long Legacy Project, which will culminate next summer when VNRC celebrates its 50th year.
Greenwood: A modest step toward more transparency in environmental enforcement
The environmental enforcement legislation under consideration in the State House is narrow in scope and straightforward. And because so few enforcement actions are brought each year, it would have an impact only in a few cases.
Vermont Natural Resource Council announces staff changes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2011 CONTACT: Elizabeth Courtney Executive Director 802-223-2328 Montpelier, VT – Vermont Natural Resources Council Executive Director Elizabeth Courtney announced today that VNRC has made several changes to its staff responsibilities and titles. VNRC’s Sustainable Communities program director Brian Shupe has taken over as deputy director from Steve Holmes, who retired [...]
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.
Pat Berry will be Vermont Fish and Wildlife commissioner
Berry led Vermont Law School’s fundraising efforts in recent years, reaching out to government agencies, Vermont ’s congressional delegation and foundations with great success. He previously worked in communications and development for Middlebury College and the Vermont Natural Resources Council. He also was a fly-fishing guide in Montana.
VNRC applauds Mackay pick
Shupe said “By appointing Mackay, an expert in ‘smart growth’ planning, Gov-elect Shumlin has demonstrated that he recognizes this problem and is prepared to address it.”
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.
ICYMI: Shumlin’s speech at the Community Energy and Climate Action Conference
Video from the conference on Dec. 4, 2010 taken by the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Community energy, climate action conference Saturday
“Vermont can and must be a leader in creating jobs through developing renewable, community based power and implementing the most aggressive energy efficiency programs in the country,” noted Gov-Elect Shumlin in a recent interview. “The imperative for our planet’s future and the success of our economy is to move as swiftly as we know how. I’m looking forward to speaking with Vermonters on December 4 because I know that to accomplish this mission it will require as many Vermonters as we can enlist as foot soldiers in this transformation.”
