News Release — Vermont Law School Oct. 11, 2017 Contact: Maryellen Apelquist, Director of Communications, Vermont Law School office: 802-831-1228, cell: 802-299-5593, [email protected] SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Oct. 11, 2017––The editors of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) at Vermont Law School will address the legal, regulatory, and policy challenges associated with transitioning from the […]
Tag: Renewable Energy
Sandra Levine: Renewable transportation gaining steam
Using the Volkswagen pollution fees to jumpstart and accelerate the transformation within Vermont to cleaner electric buses makes sense.
Restrictions on turbine noise face legislative hurdle
The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules will weigh in next week on standards that some say are so strict they would effectively end utility-scale wind.
Mike Yantachka: Renewable energy in our working landscape
Why is it that we accept certain manmade structures such as barns, silos, inns, etc., as acceptable and others such as a solar array as blights on the landscape?
Vermont Gas customers soon can buy into renewable methane
Customers who opt to pay a premium will help underwrite the cost. The company had to come up with the plan as a condition of the permit for its recently completed pipeline extension.
Developer wants 3 solar arrays bigger than any yet in Vermont
A Connecticut company is proposing 20-megawatt installations in Bennington, Rutland and Windham counties. Only one array that large has been approved in Vermont, but it hasn’t been built.
Electric co-op: Don’t overload us with renewable energy costs
Vermont Electric Cooperative’s Christine Hallquist says she supports renewable energy, but doesn’t want her customers to shoulder a disproportionate share of the cost of bringing it onto the grid.
Vermont governor, renewable energy leaders lead cross-border climate, energy collaboration & economic development mission
News Release — Renewable Energy Vermont August 29, 2017 Contact: Austin Davis Communications & Operations Associate Renewable Energy Vermont [email protected] 802-299-0099 @re_vermont Leaders from Vermont’s clean energy sector joined Governor Phil Scott on an economic development and climate collaboration mission this week as part of the annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers conference […]
Justices give New Haven a chance to fight solar project
The Vermont Supreme Court says utility regulators set a tighter deadline than they should have during their review.
Panelists pitch carbon tax as boon for economy, environment
One speaker invoked Ronald Reagan to argue for using taxation to discourage the production of carbon dioxide pollution.
Sandra Levine: Tools for an energy transformation
Lack of action places our climate, our health and our national security at risk.
Green business summit aims to spur national investment
Organizers of a “Catalysts of the Climate Economy” event set for Sept. 6-8 hope to grow Vermont employment and slow global warming.
Bennington board advised to reject solar firm settlement offer
The town’s attorney recommends continuing to fight one project, but not opposing another proposed by the same developer.
Survey by solar company riles project opponents
The developer has hired a canvasser to conduct a door-to-door survey of local support for the solar arrays proposed in Bennington.