The pundits said it couldn’t be done, but you have proved them wrong. Ever since the launch of the Energy Independent Vermont campaign we’ve been told by the powers-that-be that Vermont is too small, too rural, too poor, too cold, too dependent on gas and oil to ever consider charging…
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This week Vermont legislators — incumbents and newly-electeds — will return to Montpelier for briefings ahead of the 2019 session that begins in January. It’s imperative that climate action be at the top of their agenda. That’s why we’re urging Vermonters to be in touch with Vermont’s elected leaders with…
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Energy Independent Vermont is a nonpartisan, non-profit coalition. We don’t endorse candidates or tell Vermonters how to vote. We can, however, point out when candidates for office stray from the truth, and in the recent Vermont Public Radio/Vermont Public Television debate, Representative Don Turner strayed from the truth. Before…
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Early last week, the House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to include a ‘climate package’ in their version of the budget, including $120,000 for an impartial economic analysis of carbon pricing. Then late Friday evening, the full House voted in favor of the budget on a 122-10 vote! The budget now…
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Legislators are home for Town Meeting this week – marking ‘halftime’ for the 2018 legislative session. It’s been an exciting year for carbon pricing, but there’s still a long ways to go. Here’s a snapshot of where carbon pricing stands half-way through the session, as well as a recap of…
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On a balmy morning in February, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife advanced H.763 – legislation that calls for a non-partisan, independent economic analysis of different carbon pricing options in Vermont, including the ESSEX Plan. The bill was passed out of committee on a 5-4 vote. This…
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Today, two dozen House legislators announced carbon pricing bill H.791 as part of a coordinated, multi-state effort. This is a companion bill to S.284, the Senate version introduced by Senators Chris Pearson and Alison Clarkson earlier this month. Lead sponsor Representative Sarah Copeland-Hanzas modeled H.791 after the ESSEX Plan by pricing carbon…
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