Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Wind is Supported by Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility released the following statement Wednesday:

Vermont must take the challenge of growing our economy while maintaining a safe and affordable energy supply seriously. We must address the urgent issues of energy scarcity, peak oil and global warming with the innovative action we are known for. We must […]

Events of the Bradford Conservation Commission

FIRST MONDAY MOVIE: TIPPING POINT

February 4, 2012 • The Colatina Exit Bradford, Vermont • 6:30pm Movie Begins Come early to order food and drink

Watch the trailer at tippingpointdoc.ca. “In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no one expected was that […]

GMP alerts customers to phone scam

Colchester, VT… Green Mountain Power alerts customers that several attempts to scam GMP commercial customers over the phone have been reported. The caller claims to be representing Green Mountain Power and requests the customer pay their account balance by releasing credit card information to the caller or paying their bill by means of a money […]

The Kyoto Protocol Has Failed – We Need To Do More!

From InfoProductReview:

With the Kyoto Protocol’s expiration in 2012, we’ve taken emissions data from the UN and PBL to assess it’s impact so far. Sadly, the data shows that while there have been more successes than failures amongst nations with Kyoto targets, global emissions as a whole have continued to soar.

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The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s BE13

BuildingEnergy (BE) is the most established, most cross-disciplinary renewable energy and high-performance building conference and trade show in the northeastern United States. NESEA’s flagship program, it’s an annual intergenerational gathering of professionals for three days of networking, accredited educational sessions, collaboration, and a high-level trade show. NESEA members drive the content from […]

Congress Must Act Boldly on Global Warming

Sanders Cites Record Heat in 2012

BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 11 – Coming off the hottest year on record across the United States and in Vermont, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that he will introduce legislation to move aggressively to reverse global warming.

“The scientific data is clear that global warming […]

January 24: Governor Shumlin presented his Budget Address

In his Budget Address, on January 24, Governor Shumlin stressed a series of important issues that stand before the state, while presenting a balanced budget. The issues he stressed were education, including support for our youngest children; the welfare benefits program; health care costs; transportation funding; and investments in clean energy and efficiency.

This […]

Regarding Clean Energy Development Fund

A Statement by Renewable Energy Vermont Executive Director, Gabrielle Stebbins:

“The action by the Legislature’s Emergency Board and announced today in the Governor’s Budget Address to provide $5 million to the Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF) is a win-win for Vermonters. It promotes small scale renewable energy generation, while spurring local economic development and local […]

Sanders: Strong Filibuster Reform Needed Now

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he strongly supports long-overdue filibuster reform to stop a single senator without explanation from forcing an extraordinary majority of 60 votes to advance legislation.

“This country faces enormous problems in terms of jobs, global warming, health care, campaign finance reform, deficit reduction […]

VBSR Introduces “The Vermont Conversation”

New Weekly Radio Show Airs on WDEV

Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is pleased to announce a new weekly radio show. “The Vermont Conversation,” with host David Goodman, airs on WDEV radio every Wednesday from 1-2 PM, and goes in-depth with the most interesting innovators, changer makers, business […]