By Peter Sterling Editor’s note: Peter Sterling is the executive director of REV, the voice of Vermont’s renewable energy business community who are working to eliminate our reliance on dirty fossil fuels by increasing the use of renewable energy and […]
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Between a rock and a hard place: Destroying the planet to save it
By Julia Purdy “Many very educated people who are environmentally conscious don’t want mining anywhere,” said Slack, “and yet they fully support, in many cases enthusiastically, renewable energy. You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” John Slack is […]
Who works in clean energy? 17,000 Vermonters, according to report
By Julia Purdy Gov. Peter Shumlin has stated that Vermont now boasts 17,000 jobs in the clean energy industry. Where does that figure come from? In May 2016 the Department of Public Service released the Vermont Clean Energy 2016 Industry […]
“Clean energy” bought with dirty money
Dear editor, Phil Scott believes renewable energy is critical to our future and the future of our planet. But Vermont’s current energy policies are doing damage to our environment and to our economy. Today we are destroying Vermont’s ridge lines […]