With some climate hawks admitting closing nuclear power plants wasn’t such a hot idea, John McClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute expresses hope for a nuclear power revival.
Chittenden: Beta flap shows need for flexible regs
With every regulation, there are places where the rules don’t work – like an airport, where you can’t put parking behind their buildings (because that’s where the planes go).
McClaughry: EVs and child labor
Amory Lovins tells John McClaughry his concern about child labor and EV batteries is right on – at least for now.
Kerrin: Burlington Progs pushing legal prostitution on Vermont
Prostitution legalization is being pushed by an out-of-state group with the help of Montpelier lobbyists and Burlington Progressives.
Kauffman: no-one is listening to parents
The Vermont Family Alliance questions why parents are being kicked out of the village regarding their children’s “reproductive liberty” decisions.
McClaughry: Ghosts guns and murderers
Ghost guns account for one percent of murders, prior offenders for 90%.
Yacovone: Let lawmakers work from home
Forcing legislators to work at the Statehouse in this age of remote work makes little sense, a Morrisville lawmaker says.
Evslin: Neither high energy costs nor dependence on Russia are acceptable
A few smart moves here in the U.S. will reduce CO2 emissions, energy costs, and reliance on oil from Russia and other bad actors.
Angry birds in a time of twits
Thunk – thunk – thunk – it’s the sound of an angry bird world.
U.S. Senator: Give nations billions for climate change “or we’ll look like jerks”
John McClaughry reports that a ‘climate hawk’ U.S. senator from New England says that unless we give billions to foreign countries for climate change adaption, “we’ll look like jerks.”
