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.
Governor Shumlin to Join Webinar
For immediate release Feb. 1, 2012 Contact Cassandra Gekas VPIRG Health Care Advocate Phone: (802) 223-5221 Email: vpirg@vpirg.org Governor Shumlin announced yesterday that he will be joining us for our interactive webinar, Health Care 2012: What’s Next & Why It Matters, on February 7th at 7 pm. The event is filling up quickly, so register [...]
Digger Tidbits: Vets make prison gang list; docs say not so fast on emergency rule; midwifery bill gets fix
Whether the aging vets at the local watering hole constitute a gang comes down to a definition from the Department of Justice.
Anti-Yankee activists to rally on Statehouse steps Jan. 23
Vermonters disappointed in U.S. District Court Judge Garvan Murtha’s ruling in favor of Entergy Louisiana will rally in solidarity with the state’s decision to retire Vermont Yankee on schedule.
Senate to vote on school “green” cleaning bill
The Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill (S.92) that requires manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products to only sell environmentally preferable cleaning products to schools.
State-recommended natural gas plant panned by environmental groups and fuel businesses
Representatives for Vermont Gas Systems, the state’s only natural gas utility, withheld outright support for a generation facility in Vermont.
Montpelier Citizens United forum draws standing-room crowd
A resolution introduced in the state senate could make Vermont the first state to urge Congress to pass a Constitutional amendment to limit corporate campaign spending and deny corporations personhood rights.
Bottle drive raises more than $8,000 for Irene farm relief
“Over 130,000 bottles and cans were redeemed to raise these funds,” said Leah Marsters, an organizer at VPIRG. “It’s so heartening to see Vermonters pulling together to help one another in any small way they can, even if it’s one nickel at a time, it makes a significant impact.”
Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield and prominent Vermont lawyers challenge SCOTUS corporate personhood ruling, hold forum Nov. 29
Corporations are Persons? Get Real! How real people are reclaiming democracy after Citizens United will be held on Tuesday, November 29, at Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State St., Montpelier. This free and open-to-the public event seeks to kick-start a statewide conversation about avenues Vermont citizens and officials can pursue to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial and flawed ruling. It starts at 7:00 pm.
Survey finds toxic or dangerous toys on store shelves
Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to the Vermont Public Interest Research Group’s (VPIRG’s) 26th annual Trouble in Toyland report.
