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Paul Lesure: Support our local energy providers
This commentary is by Paul Lesure of Hinesburg. He was a founding partner at Green Mountain Solar from 2017-2023. He also serves as the board chair of Renewable Energy Vermont, collaborating with the...
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Annette Smith: If you love Vermont Gas, you will love the Affordable Heat Act
This commentary is by Annette Smith, executive director of Vermonters for a Clean Environment.An open letter to Vermont legislators: Since our beginnings in 1999, when Vermonters for a Clean...
View ArticleAndres Oyaga: Middlebury College ‘sustainability’ initiatives put blood in...
This commentary is by Andrés Oyaga of Middlebury, who is studying environmental justice, political ecology and agroecology at Middlebury College. He is associated with a student solidarity network...
View ArticleRoger White: Too many word games in the Clean Heat Standard
This commentary is by Roger White of Middlebury, a volunteer with 350VT.I once had a friend who wanted to quit smoking, but not really. So, he made up rules for himself that allowed him to try to quit,...
View ArticleSusan Leigh Deppe: Renewable natural gas? Don’t fall for it
This commentary is by Susan Leigh Deppe, M.D., of Colchester, a psychiatrist in private practice. She is a member of many political, medical and environmental organizations, including the Vermont...
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Methane digester, natural gas pipeline planned for Berkshire farm
A Michigan company is seeking approval from Vermont regulators to build a manure digester at one of the state’s largest dairy farms, alongside a new 8-mile pipeline that would transport the natural...
View ArticleVermont Gas protester found not guilty of trespassing
A jury Thursday found Henry Harris not guilty of trespassing at Vermont Gas’ South Burlington headquarters at a protest in May. During the protest, the 36-year-old Plainfield man, dressed in a shirt...
View ArticleKevin Mullin: A pipeline to a bridge fuel
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sen. Kevin J. Mullin, Republican of Rutland. He is the chair of the Senate Economic Development, General, and Housing committee and a member of the Senate Finance...
View ArticleMeredith Angwin: Why electric rates are rising
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Meredith Angwin of Wilder, a physical chemist who worked for electric utilities for more than 25 years and now heads the Energy Education Project of the Ethan Allen...
View ArticleNorton Latourelle: An alternative to the pipeline
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Norton Latourelle, a self-employed artist with a home and gallery along Lake Champlain in Orwell. He is an environmentalist and has been researching and writing on...
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Methane digester, natural gas pipeline planned for Berkshire farm
A Michigan company is seeking approval from Vermont regulators to build a manure digester at one of the state’s largest dairy farms, alongside a new 8-mile pipeline that would transport the natural...
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Jeff Trainor: Where will the electricity come from?
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and...
View ArticleTom Evslin: The nuclear fusion breakthrough is very good news
This commentary is by Tom Evslin of Stowe, an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. His blog is here. For more than 50 years, scientists have hoped to use nuclear fusion to...
View ArticleBock & Lawrie: Vermont should reject plan to buy natural gas from New York...
This commentary is by Catherine Bock and Jud Lawrie. She’s been a naturopathic physician for 35 years, is associated with 350Vermont.org, and is an intervenor in the Vermont Gas case. Lawrie is a...
View ArticleTerry Breen: Energy independence and green energy are not incompatible
This commentary is by Terry Breen, a resident of Charlotte and a retired executive in the high-tech industry. There is a strong correlation between quality of life and amount of energy consumed. It is...
View ArticleDavid Flemming: Global Warming Solutions Act may stop Vermont cash flow
This commentary is by David Flemming, a policy analyst at the Ethan Allen Institute. For several years, Vermont has made millions selling renewable energy credits to other states. But the 2020 Global...
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Pipeline opponents accuse Vermont Gas attorneys, investigator of improper...
Protesters object to a natural gas pipeline in Hinesburg in 2016. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger Opponents of the Addison County natural gas pipeline want most of an independent safety investigation...
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Vermont Gas commits to zero emissions by 2050
Don Rendall, president and CEO of Vermont Gas Systems, announces the natural gas company’s plans to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 during a press conference in South Burlington on...
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Regulator allows activists to weigh in on Canadian power deal
A demonstrator was arrested in a protest in 2015 after locking her arms around a length of pipe at a Vermont Gas worksite. File photo by Sam Heller Opponents of a controversial gas pipeline will be...
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Region told pipeline squeeze may push up power prices
BOSTON — The New England region needs more natural gas pipelines and power transmission lines, speakers at a conference on regional energy policies said last week. The region has grown increasingly...
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