OP-ED: VT and the region make progress in fighting global warming
Though the tragic and costly impacts of changing weather extremes on Vermont continue to (justifiably) make headlines, they shouldn’t totally overshadow recent accomplishments in the fight to reduce global warming before it is too late.
COMMENTARY: Vermont takes first step towards a fossil-fuel-free energy future
One of the proven ways to tackle the climate change crisis is to “electrify everything.”
A Vermont solution to fighting climate change: 100% renewable energy
It’s 2023 and the question is no longer “Is climate change here?” but “What is Vermont going to do to stop it?”
The Inflation Reduction Act shatters the ceiling for clean energy in Vermont
Incredibly and finally, the Inflation Reduction Act has begun the shift to a clean energy America.
Op-Ed: Why is it easier to build a Dollar General than a solar panel in Vermont?
Over the last decade or so while most of us weren’t looking, something very concerning has happened in Vermont: It has become easier to build commercial strip development like a Dollar General store in a rural town than to build renewable energy.
Vermont’s Dirty Little Secret: State government is anti-renewable energy
Talk to anyone who has tried to bring renewable energy to Vermonters and they will tell you the same thing: despite our green reputation and the thousands of Vermonters who have asked for leadership to avoid the existential crisis climate change presents to humanity, our state government works every day to put the brakes on new solar energy and wind power projects.
Moving from fossil fuels to renewables is key to stopping climate change
A recent piece by anti-renewable energy crusader Annette Smith asks, “Is Electrifying Everything a Climate Solution?” For those of us concerned about the changing climate’s increasing number of floods, wildfires, hurricanes and record-breaking temperatures the answer is YES!