Reposted from Caledonian-Record. NEWPORT CITY — Judge Robert P. Gerety Jr. on Wednesday threw out the state’s contempt of court case against two Sterling College students who were involved in the protest against the Lowell wind project.
Reposted from Burlington Free Press. MONTPELIER — Opponents of large-scale wind projects, declaring “ridgelines are not renewable,” rallied at the Statehouse on Thursday, calling for a moratorium on such projects.
Reposted from VTDigger. Lukas Snelling, executive director of Energize Vermont, warned a packed room at the Statehouse on Thursday that the environmental impacts of industrial scale wind are already apparent in Vermont.
This week’s Barton Chronicle included coverage of the Braithwaite case, the Lowell Mountain student protester case, and relevant Letters to the Editor. Download the relevant page in PDF format.
Reposted from Caledonian-Record. Vermont utility regulators have set in motion the process for considering permits for the Derby Line wind project.
Reposted from Caledonian-Record. Activists continue this week to press the Legislature to issue a moratorium on utility-scale wind projects such as the one planned for Lowell and already exists in Sheffield.
Reposted from Rutland Herald. MONTPELIER — If the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant and the merger of the state’s two largest electric utilities are among the most important issues facing Vermont, James Volz is among the most important officials in the state.
Reposted from Rutland Herald. MONTPELIER — A proposed merger of the state’s two largest electric utilities will do more to enlarge profits at a Canadian energy conglomerate than it will to reduce the cost of power to Vermonters, according to recent testimony filed in the case.
