Climate Matters: Perspectives on change

GREG DENNIS Amid wildfire smoke, a recent drought and frequent flooding from global warming, climate change remains a huge challenge for Vermont. So, climate is a huge election issue, right? Nope, wrong. The issue has received surprisingly little attention from candidates in the Aug. 11 primary. On the Republican side, Gov. Phil Scott and Lt. Gov. John Rodgers have nothing to say on their websites about climate. Gov. Scott has made a career out of vetoing any good piece of climate legislation that comes his … (read more)

BILL MCKIBBEN VERMONT — The grassroots climate justice organization 350Vermont is seeking to pressure utilities to sell energy using renewable sources while producing fewer or no greenhouse gasses. The organization will do this by ratcheting up pressure o … (read more)

The Renewable Energy Standard, passed by the state Legislature in 2015, sets targets for the amount of renewable energy used in Vermont, states how much of that energy must be generated in Vermont, defines what kinds of energy count as renewable energy, a … (read more)