Sustainable Energy
A Congressional Push to End All Fossil Fuel Subsidies (The Nation)
May 10, 2012
By George Zornick Over the next ten years, the oil, gas and coal industries are slated to receive $113 billion in taxpayer subsidies—that’s six times the rate at which clean energy initiatives are subsidized. Americans will fund everything from development research for the industry to loan guarantees. There are all kinds of absurd tax breaks—for [...]
Sanders proposes eliminating fossil-fuel subsidies (Burlington Free Press)
By Marina Villeneuve WASHINGTON — Government subsidies for oil, gas and coal companies would end under legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced Thursday. The fossil fuel industry has led a “decades-long smear campaign” against climate change and successfully lobbied for “government handouts” despite making impressive profits, Sanders, I-Vt., said at a press conference outside the Capitol. [...]
Hundreds rally in Montpelier for May Day labor event (VtDigger)
May 2, 2012
By Taylor Dobbs In a gathering reminiscent of the Occupy movement that swept the nation last summer, Vermont’s unions, rights groups and other liberal activists gathered in Montpelier Tuesday for a May Day rally. The rally, organized by the Vermont Workers’ Center, kicked off at Montpelier’s City Hall and police closed off Main Street and [...]
Vt. lawmakers confer on key bills; end in sight (Boston Globe)
May 1, 2012
By Dave Gram MONTPELIER, Vt.—With hundreds of people clamoring outside for Vermont’s governor to “put people first,” lawmakers inside the Statehouse rejected the latest attempt at overhauling campaign finance laws and prepared for a final round of votes on whether to continue allowing parents to opt out of having their children vaccinated as a requirement [...]
Sen. Sanders Editorial: Stop the nuclear-industry welfare program (Grist)
April 26, 2012
By Sen. Bernie Sanders & Ryan Alexander With this nation facing a $15 trillion national debt, there is no shortage of opinions about how to move toward deficit reduction in the federal budget. One topic you will not hear discussed very often on Capitol Hill is the idea of ending one of the oldest American [...]
Geothermal can cut fuel bills and create jobs, Sanders says (VtDigger)
April 24, 2012
By Greg Guma HA Manosh, the well drilling company based in Morrisville, has been installing geothermal heating systems since around 1980. But in recent years the cost of fossil fuels has produced a sharp increase in the demand, according to Nick Manosh, the company’s vice president. On Monday Manosh joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., [...]
Obama’s Atomic Solyndra (Counter Punch)
April 18, 2012
By Harvey Wasserman The future of nuclear power now hangs on a single decision by President Obama—and us. His Office of Management and Budget could cave to the unsustainable demands of reactor builders who cannot handle the standard terms of a loan agreement. Or he could defend basic financial procedures and stand up for the [...]
Vermont Yankee protest draws quadruple-digit crowd (Burlington Free Press)
April 15, 2012
BRATTLEBORO — More than 1,000 people turned out Saturday on the Brattleboro town green for a rally to show support for decommissioning the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, one of the oldest nuclear power plants in the country. The event included speeches by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Peter Shumlin, both of whom are calling [...]
Sen. Sanders Editorial: Stop the nuclear industry welfare program (The Guardian)
April 13, 2012
By Sen. Bernie Sanders & Ryan Alexander The US is facing a $15 trillion national debt, and there is no shortage of opinions about how to move toward deficit reduction in the federal budget. One topic you will not hear discussed very often on Capitol Hill is the idea of ending one of the oldest [...]
Anti-nuclear protests planned (WCAX)
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Close to 2,000 protesters are expected in Brattleboro this weekend for an anti-nuclear demonstration. A similar protest was held last month and 135 people were arrested for trespassing at Entergy’s corporate offices. The nuclear opponents demanded that Vermont Yankee be shut down despite a court ruling which allows the reactor to stay [...]
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