A bill introduced this week into the Vermont House would reduce transportation carbon emissions by expanding public transportation, incentivize electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, and require some employers to take steps to reduce internal-combustion commuting.
The Vermont Climate Council has met just three times, but already concerns have surfaced about white supremacy and conflict of interest.
A reliable grid will be even more important in the future. If we stop using fossil fuels, electricity won’t just control our heating systems, electricity will be our heating system. Almost all of us will use heat pumps. (The entire United States cannot heat itself by burning wood, though some fraction of the population can use wood products for home heating.)
by Guy Page The Vermont Speaker of the House has selected the general manager of one of the most pro-renewable power members of the Vermont fuel oil industry to serve on the […]
The Vermont Climate Council will meet Monday. Despite receiving multiple nominations and applications, the Speaker of the House has not filled the vacant “Fuel Sector” position as called for in the Global Warming Solutions Act.
The Burlington City Council voted 10-2 Monday evening for a charter change resolution that may result in a ban of oil and gas heat. Voters in Burlington will decide on March 2, 2021 whether to approve the charter change. If they do, the Legislature will be asked to sign off on the proposal.
This innovative work shows how electric vehicles (EVs) and the clean energy they store can become a reliable source of power to reduce peak demands which will in turn save money and reduce carbon.
Many Vermonters in need will receive a surprise gift of warmth this winter thanks to the Split the Ticket Fund. While thousands of Vermont families receive fuel assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, there are many Vermonters that don’t qualify but still need help. These families can receive donations of heating oil, propane, or kerosene from the Split the Ticket Fund, a Vermont based 501c3 non-profit organization.
The ordinance committee in Vermont’s largest city met last night to discuss whether or not they can ban new fossil fuel infrastructure.
The Vermont Fuel Dealers Association has hired an attorney to investigate whether a Vermont municipality can legally ban oil and gas burners or enact a fee that would make it prohibitively expensive to install one. According to this memo from the city of Burlington, under the draft ordinance a new hotel that wants to heat with gas would have to pay an estimated $200,000 for a permit.
The State of Vermont will work with the 1,625 Vermont property owners with “red-tagged” fuel tanks – those requiring repair or replacement before fuel can be delivered – to ensure they do […]
Meeting 26% 2025 reduction goal would mean 130,000 fewer gasoline-powered cars on road, 50,000 fewer homes heated by oil, fuel dealers exec says By Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers October […]
The economic cost of the Green New Deal is well understood. But what about the environmental costs? by Paul Driessen Some 90% of all US wells are now hydraulically fractured. Fracked wells […]
By Guy Page October 23, 2020 – Gov. Phil Scott said the State of Vermont may provide temporary fuel storage to homeowners prohibited from receiving heating fuel deliveries due to uninspected or […]
Climate-minded City of Burlington pushing electric heat – but it’s main source of electricity is largest C02 emitter in Vermont Received today from Matt Cota of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association: The […]
“Vision Statement” recommends study of electricity carbon pricing in New England By Guy Page October 19, 2020 – An organization representing the New England states wants the regional power transmission grid to […]
Inspection deadline extension no help for homeowners already ‘red tagged’ by Guy Page October 19, 2020 – Friday’s Vermont Daily report about hundreds of Vermonters forbidden by state law from receiving heating […]
By Guy Page As late-October cold weather moves in, hundreds of Vermont home and property owners are forbidden to fill up their heating fuel tanks. These property owners have been “red-tagged,” or […]
Scott, four other NE governors request “decarbonized” power grid yesterday, seven months after regional grid prez seeks consensus for carbon pricing By Guy Page October 15, 2020 – Yesterday, five of six […]
Electricians, plumbers, etc. must take course in state energy goals to earn, renew licenses by Guy Page October 13, 2020 – The State of Vermont has two separate “90% by 2050” energy […]
Estimated to add $7000 over 10 years for new construction By Guy Page October 7, 2020 – The City of Burlington is moving aggressively to make fossil-fuel heat prohibitively expensive to install […]
By Guy Page October 6, 2020 – Republicans in Grand Isle County bought a full page ad in the September 23-29 issue of The Islander, a local community newspaper, accusing local representative […]
Deadline applies to seven Senate slots on carbon-cutting Climate Council By Guy Page October 6, 2020 – Vermonters wishing to serve on the 23-member Vermont Climate Council have until October 8 to […]
But Guv praises Legislature for commercial cannabis cooperation By Guy Page September 18, 2020 – Memo to the Vermont Legislature from Gov. Phil Scott re: H.688, Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) veto […]
The role played by trees in reducing CO2 has up until now been virtually ignored by Tom Evslin Trees soak up carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into wood, forest […]
(Editor’s note: earlier this month Gov. Phil Scott repeated that he would not support H688, the Global Warming Solutions Act, if it allows the State to be sued for failing to meet […]
Scott opposes H688 provision allowing groups to sue State for missing carbon reduction goals by Guy Page August 7, 2020 – Expect the Vermont Senate to fully fund the Global Warming Solutions […]
Vermont Daily is on vacation today, sipping a well-earned cold beverage at Maine’s Wells Beach. We’ll return tomorrow. A rally to support Vermont law enforcement will be held Saturday, July 25, 11 […]
by Guy Page July 15, 2020 – Yesterday, UVM trustees agreed to divest its endowment portfolio of fossil fuels. Yesterday, Governor Phil Scott committed Vermont to zero carbon-emissions buses and trucks by […]
House gives itself new pay raise; pro-lifers, others suggest new ‘legal’ graffiti messaging By Guy Page June 26, 2020 – This paragraph reprinted from today’s The Fuel Line, VT Fuel Dealers’ Association: […]
By Guy Page May 14, 2020 – Today, for the first time since adjourning in March in the early days of the pandemic, the Vermont Senate will consider a slate of non-pandemic […]
34 public transit drivers out, three test positive; ridership down 75%; Burlington riders less likely to wear masks By Guy Page April 16, 2020 – The House Transportation Committee Wednesday discussed several […]
Vermont power grid, internet connectivity and IT strong – but weaknesses are exposed By Guy Page April 2, 2020 – Despite unprecedented internet use, Vermont’s connectivity remains stable. The state’s power grid […]
PHOTO: screenshot from Senate Pro Tem Tim Ashe Sunday night Facebook message. Senate to vote Tuesday on meeting and voting remotely, expanding unemployment insurance and telemedicine, extending DMV renewal deadline By Guy […]
Many Vermont Daily readers have been asking how the pandemic has impacted Vermont climate change legislation. The short answer is that I have asked that question of at least one climate change-leading […]
By Guy Page March 11, 2020 – The House Ways & Means Committee is scheduled to discuss a sales tax on candy tomorrow morning, according to its weekly agenda. According to a […]
By Guy Page March 9, 2020 – The Vermont House Transportation Committee is shelving – for now – a plan to require Vermont employers to participate in “the statewide reduction in single-occupancy […]
by Guy Page Feb. 27, 2020 – Ed Larson, professional forester and lobbyist for the Vermont Forest Productions Association, describes in this Vermont Daily Chronicle video about the powerful economic impact and […]
by Guy Page February 21, 2020 – Yesterday the Vermont House of Representatives approved H688, the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), by a seemingly veto-proof margin of 105-37. If it becomes law, […]
Converting Vermont to 100% renewable electricity would cost $1.2 billion, and that’s just the beginning, power transmission officials tell Senate committee By Guy Page February 14, 2020 – For years, renewable electricity […]
If Legislature passes Global Warming Solutions Act, TCI carbon tax likely will follow – without legislative approval By Guy Page February 7, 2020 – Supporters of the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) […]
by Guy Page February 4, 2020 – The Vermont State Auditor of Accounts should be empowered to pump the brakes on climate change regulation, according to a bill sponsored by Rep. Linda […]
The cutting edge “frozen-air” power storage facility proposed for Vermont will be one of the subjects at the ISO-New England Consumer Liaison Group luncheon at the Woodstock Inn Thursday, March 12. Chad […]
Analysis: Climate absolutists running into a rock in the governor’s office Photo caption: Gov. Phil Scott hopes emerging technology like home battery storage will help Vermont meet its carbon-reduction goals without sacrificing […]
By Guy Page January 17, 2020 – Upgrading almost eight miles of railroad track between Montpelier and Barre to handle commuter rail would cost up to $97 million, VT Agency of Transportation […]
By Guy Page January 9, 2020 – Fight global warming by growing more trees and selling their ‘carbon sequestration’ value to climate-conscious carbon emitters? Vermont should move forward – carefully. That’s the […]
By Guy Page Fact One: The Feebate report, funded in the 2019 House Transportation Committee’s omnibus bill and published this October, describes how the State of Vermont could charge a higher registration […]
How does it work? Where would it be built? What will it cost us? By Guy Page December 20, 2019 – The first-in-the-nation “liquid air” power storage and generating plant announced Wednesday […]
Investing in public transportation a bargain, Kennedy School of Government reports says By Guy Page December 13, 2019 – A new report from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government […]
Entergy to Donate Historic Governor Hunt House to Town of Vernon Non-Profit Entergy, former owner of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, has announced it will donate the venerable Governor Hunt building to […]
While Scott administration signals openness to TCI, candidate Klar firmly opposed Upgrade for Barre-Montpelier commuter rail: $67-96 million By Guy Page December 4, 2019 – The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) will […]
November 20, 2019 – by Guy Page – Back in WWII, many folks on the Home Front thumbtacked a world map to the wall and used pushpins to follow the advancing American […]
Administration report says subsidies distort economy, favor wealthy, support purchase of power not in demand by consumers November 14, 2019 – by Guy Page – Gov. Phil Scott supports cutting price supports […]
Taylor Street affordable housing project cost $256K per unit – not including the multi-million $$ transit center downstairs November 6, 2019 – by Guy Page – A new 30-unit Montpelier rental housing […]
Climate change, plastic, Act 250, insanity defense, prisons, distracted driving, marijuana, State House “CEO” may see action by 2020 Legislature November 4, 2019 – by Guy Page – Vermont Legislature reconvenes Tuesday, […]
October 21, 2019 – Guy Page – When the Legislature convenes in January, Vermonters can expect a full-court press to impose added costs and restrictions on many fossil fuel products and benefits. […]
By Guy Page October 11, 2019 – Today Headliners catches up on corrections, clarifications, and comments received from our growing list of readers. For example: After reading the 10/7 column and 10/8 follow-up on the proposed “stealth” […]
By Guy Page October 7, 2019 – More details have emerged about a planned “stealth” carbon tax on the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel for Vermont drivers. The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) […]
By Guy PageSeptember 23, 2019 – Vermont House Transportation Chair Curt McCormack (D-Burlington) plans to bike, walk or ride public transportation to visit the homes of every member of his committee before the Legislature […]
