Organizers from Energy Independent Vermont teamed up with representatives from Protect Our Winters (POW) to send more than a hundred combined postcards and phone calls to Gov. Peter Shumlin’s office […]
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More than 200 Vermont businesses have now endorsed Energy Independent Vermont and the campaign to put a price on carbon pollution. Several Vermont business leaders spoke at a State House […]
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At a time when elected leaders in Washington, D.C. and other states are denying climate change—and even banning the terms “climate change”—Vermont’s leaders have a responsibility to recognize the scientific […]
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Coalition partner Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility is hosting an interactive webinar about the details of our proposal Wednesday, April 1 at 4pm. VSBR knows that climate change threatens our […]
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Ben & Jerry’s officially endorsed the Energy Independent Vermont campaign today, as part of the company’s Save Our Swirled international climate tour kick-off. Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield joined […]
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The Energy Independent Vermont coalition held another educational forum last Thursday at the Montshire Museum in Norwich. More than 50 people from all across the Upper Valley came to listen […]
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The Energy Independent Vermont coalition held its first Activist Training this past weekend in Montpelier. Braving the snow, dozens of seasoned activists, students, and community members traveled from all over […]
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The Energy Independent Vermont campaign held three back-to-back educational forums this week in East Montpelier, Burlington, and Waitsfield. We were delighted to see over 100 people brave cold nights and […]
Read MoreThis letter authored by the executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council ran in the Rutland Herald on November 23, 2014. Carbon tax good for Vermont The Vermont Natural […]
Read MoreWant the Cliffs Notes version of the proposed pollution tax policy? Compiled by Energy Independent Vermont policy nerds George Twigg, Johanna Miller and Ben Walsh (pictured here next to one […]
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