Earlier this month, legislators introduced four bills into the Vermont House that would reform our state’s tax system to better align with our values by putting a price on carbon […]
More than 150 Vermonters from all across the state gathered at Main Street Landing in Burlington Saturday to push for action to address global warming in the upcoming legislative session. […]
On Saturday April 16, the Energy Independent Vermont campaign will be holding a Statewide Activist Training at the Barre Civic for anyone interested in becoming more involved in the campaign […]
The Energy Independent Vermont coalition today welcomed the release of the 2016 Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) and its recognition of the importance of putting a price on carbon pollution. […]
VPIRG Executive Director Paul Burns and UVM professor and Gund Institute economist Jon Erickson made the case for pricing carbon pollution in a debate against opponents from the climate-change-denying Ethan […]
Today, as world leaders gather in Paris to confront global warming, over 25,000 Vermonters called on their elected Representatives to take action by putting a price on carbon pollution. Representatives […]
VPIRG’s Paul Burns will debate Matt Cota, Lobbyist for the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association, today at noon on VPR’s Vermont Edition. Time to get the facts straight! Vermonters deserve to […]
Three out of the five hearings on the draft revision to the Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) have been completed and a consistent theme has emerged in the public comments: Vermonters […]
Al Gore delivered his Climate Reality presentation to a capacity crowd at Ira Allen Chapel on the University of Vermont campus Tuesday. The former vice president delivered the most up-to-date […]
On Monday, the Times Argus offered a wide-ranging analysis of Energy Independent Vermont’s plan to put a price on carbon pollution in Vermont. The article notes that despite opponents’ claims […]