Reposted from Fox News. Montpelier, Vermont – People looking to put an end to mountain windmill projects took over the Vermont Statehouse, Thursday. They were found outside holding signs and playing music.

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.

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 — Impacts from invasive bugs, depletion of groundwater, air pollution and forest health are some of the concerns that will be aired in upcoming hearings on the proposed 25 to 35 megawatt woodchip-fired power plant in North Springfield.

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 Caledonian-Record.   Vermont utility regulators have set in motion the process for considering permits for the Derby Line wind project.

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.

Wednesday night Energize Vermont hosted what we hope to be the first of many conversations about creating a community solar installation in Rutland County.