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Vermont green energy bill advances but is scaled down
2013-03-27 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Foes of mountaintop wind power in Vermont were dealt a setback Tuesday when a bill calling for more study of large-scale renewable energy development was significantly reduced in scope. Though the bill won preliminary approval in the Senate, it was only after provision calling for a slowdown of such development was scaled back, then removed completely. People on both sides of the debate said the legislation pitted one environmental good against another: protecting Vermonts pristine landscapes...
Tar Sands Bill Gets Early OK in Vermont
2013-03-25 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times Argus: The Vermont Senate has advanced legislation that would toughen environmental review over an oil pipeline if its use sees significant changes. Preliminary approval Friday came without substantial debate on the bill. It followed concerns voiced by environmental groups that owners of the Portland Montreal Pipe Line are looking to reverse its current east-to-west flow and begin shipping so-called tar sands oil from western Canada through northern New England for loading onto ships in Maine. The...
Renewable energy fight to unfold in Vermont Senate
2013-03-20 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Vermont Senate is slated to debate a measure that one side says aims to strengthen reviews of ridge-top wind power projects and the other says would bring development of renewable energy in the state to a halt. Senate bill 30 is being pushed by critics of wind projects that they say have been damaging Vermonts mountaintops without significantly reducing the states greenhouse gas emissions. It would call for the Legislatures Joint Energy Committee to examine reports from an energy siting commission...
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Vermont delegation calls for strict environmental review of tar sands
2013-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Burlington Free Press: All three members of Vermonts Congressional delegation are asking the federal government to require a strict environmental review should the owner of a New England oil pipeline seek to transport Canadian tar sands oil through its infrastructure in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The request was made in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry dated Feb. 26 and signed by 18 members of Congress, including U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., U.S. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch,...
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A Taste of Vermont: Culinary Retreat Weekends
2013-02-26 16:21:13| Electronics - Topix.net
Looking for a cozy, culinary getaway? Cafe Provence and the Lilac Inn are hosting a series of Vermont Culinary Retreat Weekends for visitors with a passion for cooking, a penchant for Vermont's farm to table bounties and a desire to experience the warmth of a classic Vermont country inn.
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