Reposted from VTDigger. Gov. Peter Shumlin touted Vermont’s progress in the renewable energy field with the signing of three bills at a small hydroelectric and solar project Friday.
Reposted from WCAX. NORTH MONTPELIER, Vt. – With the sun beaming down on his pen, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law legislation aimed at supporting Vermont’s renewable energy industry.
Reposted from VPR. The governors of New England and the premiers of eastern Canadian provinces have set ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gases.
Reposted from VPR. Some advocates would like to see Vermont towns go back to the renewable energy future by relying more heavily on hydroelectricity.
Reposted from Orleans County Record. DERBY LINE, Vt./STANSTEAD, Quebec — A member of the Canadian Parliament representing the border town of Stanstead wants to be a party in the Vermont regulatory hearings over the Derby Line Wind Project.
Reposted from Orleans County Record. Vermont’s lone Congressman Peter Welch lobbied a key tax committee in Washington, D.C., last week, urging the extension of production tax credits for wind projects.
Reposted from VTDigger. It was do or die for the energy bill on Wednesday. After a fight on the Senate floor over the House proposal to expand the buildout of renewable energy projects over the next 10 years, the legislation was on life support by Tuesday night.
Reposted from Caledonian-Record. Sen. Joe Benning, R-Caledonia-Orleans, did his best to get a two-year wind moratorium passed by the Senate in the waning days of the 2012 session.
