News & Video by Tim Page
A bill introduced to the House on March 1st would have plans in place by 2026 to force Vermont to overhaul its entire economy to be what it calls a “regenerative economy.”
H.435 would address claims that “the world is facing climate emergencies, mass extinction, and ecological collapse as a consequence of human economic activity over the past 400 years. These activities did not account for the full impact of the economy on the environment and on society. In order to survive these changes, Vermont must build resiliency and create a roadmap for a just transition from an extractive economy to a new economy that repairs and restores the Earth.”
Also, the bill states: “There will not be economic justice without racial justice and social equity, and the new economy must recognize and rectify the intersection of systemized oppressions,” and openly calls for the creation of local “People’s Assemblies.”
The bill was lead-sponsored by Representatives Brian Cina (P/D-Burlington) and Amy Sheldon (D-Middlebury), and referred to the House Committee on the Environment and Energy.