Affordable Heat Act
-
Letter to the editor: Affordable Heat Act is irresponsible
A reply to three lengthy commentaries/letters over the past two weeks on the subject of affordable home heating.
-
Letter to the editor: Incumbent lawmaker didn’t vote to ‘raise your taxes’
The print, online, and TV media are full of messages stating that Senator Chris Bray “voted to raise your taxes” and that the Affordable Heat Act sponsored by…
-
Letter to the editor: Democrats wrong on Affordable Heat Act facts
The Affordable Heat Act will push Vermonter’s oil, LP, and kerosene costs higher to induce us to switch to Vermont’s expensive electricity. However, the legislature’s focus should be…
-
Letter to the editor: Affordable Heat Act an ‘unnecessary mandate’
I read with interest and a shake of the head the editorial on Sept. 26 by state Reps. Bongartz and James entitled “Get the Facts on the Affordable…
-
Guest editorial: Get the facts on the Affordable Heat Act
Many Vermonters have been told that Act 18, the Affordable Heat Act, will result in much higher fuel prices, that it’s a “carbon tax,” that it involves mandates…
-
Letter to the editor: Sen. Bray has worked hard on green energy issues
Senator Chris Bray (and other legislative leaders) are working hard to help Vermonters move off of the high-cost, price-volatile roller coaster of imported fossil fuels. He deserves our…
-
Editorial: Misinformation on Vt. legislation
In today’s world of dueling information campaigns — where exaggeration, misinformation and outright lies are prolific — learning to distinguish between fact and fiction is crucial.
-
Guest editorial: Climate bill doesn’t make legislature accountable
As Governor, I believe we must make Vermont more affordable by helping Vermonters keep more of what they earn, while we simultaneously make transformative, strategic investments in important…
-
Guest editorial: Bill spells out accountability, sets Vt. on path to success
The reality is: for both people and the planet, business as usual doesn’t work.
-
Letter to the editor: Affordable Heat Act deserves support in Vt. House
I want to focus on just one aspect of the bill: the assignment of clean heat credits to various measures that are proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
-
Letter to the editor: Don’t pan the Affordable Heat Act, improve it
At the Legislative Breakfast on March 27, Representative Joe Andriano made a strong statement in opposition to S. 5, the Affordable Heat Act. I hope he can be…
-
Letter to the editor: Confused about Affordable Heat Bill? Then read it
I would encourage anyone who is interested in gaining an accurate understanding of the bill to go online and look up the text of the bill itself.
-
Community forum: Energy strategy change needed
I’ve spent a lot of money for my small contribution to address climate change. But, can you afford to?
-
Letter to the editor: We must take action now against climate change
Vermont’s contribution to easing the climate crisis may be tiny. But acting collaboratively with other states and countries can produce positive results.
-
Letter to the editor: Affordable heat act is a step in the right direction
In reading the back-and-forth comments about the Affordable Heat Act, S.5, I hear the frustrations of many voices.
-
Letter to the editor: ‘Unaffordable’ act shortsighted
Bill S.5 the “Unaffordable Heat Act” is an insidious way for the Legislature to force us to use green power, i.e. by making other forms of energy too…