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Vote on Vermont Yankee as early as next week
Finally, it’s happening. The Associated Press and Burlington Free Press are reporting that Vermont Senate leaders are now calling for a vote on whether or not Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant should be allowed to operate beyond 2012 when its … Continue reading
Vermont utility plans to get 9% of their power from new wind project
From Burlington Free Press For developer Green Mountain Power, the $150 million wind installation would provide up to 9 percent of its energy supply at a predictable cost. The project also would be a powerful response to legislative pressure for … Continue reading
Video: Nuclear safety inspector gives chilling testimony about Vermont Yankee
A public forum on the future of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, which will complete its designed lifetime in 2012. The owners of the plant are asking to extend the license a full 20 years past its design, and to … Continue reading
Vermont Bill: More Renewables
The Vermont Legislature introduced a new bill that will increase funding for renewable energy. Read the bill here: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/intro/H-445.pdf
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Bernie Sanders Brings Home the Solar Bacon!
Senator Bernie Sanders has secured a $5 million grant for the Vermont National Guard that could result in the largest solar energy project in the state and one of the largest in New England. “This project will not only help … Continue reading
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters To Install Vermont’s Largest Solar Array!
WATERBURY, VERMONT (February 11, 2009) – One Vermont business has taken its environmental commitment to a new level—all the way to the roof! Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) will build Vermont’s largest solar array on top of the … Continue reading
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First Utility-Scale Solar Array in Vermont Planned
(NECN: Anya Huneke, Rutland, VT) – Vermont’s largest utility is trying out a new way of generating power for its customers. Central Vermont Public Service, or CVPS, is planning to install a major solar array in Rutland. The company hopes … Continue reading
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Green jobs the ‘future’ in Vermont
Burlington Free Press, 2/9/2009 Commerce Secretary Kevin Dorn knows every state has its eyes fixed on the jobs created by green businesses. Every state is competing to woo alternative energy companies and “green tech” high-technology firms. Even without the deep … Continue reading
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New law requires all Vermont utilities to offer green power option
Vermont enacted legislation (S.B. 209) in March 2008 requiring all electric utilities — including municipal utilities and electric cooperatives — either to implement a voluntary green power program or to offer customers the option of making a voluntary contribution to … Continue reading
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Heading to Bonnaroo!
The Solar Bus is heading to Bonnaroo music festival! We have just recently been invited to set up our educational solar display there, as part of the Carbon Shredders campaign. This is an effort to get everyone to reduce their … Continue reading
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