Emergency Action Needed For VT Renewable Energy!
Over a month ago, the Clean Energy Bill passed the Vermont House of Representatives by a 2-1 margin, with tripartisan support. Now the bill is hanging by a thread in the Vermont State Senate, in large part due to opposition from some of the state’s utilities and corporate interests!
Senators need to hear from you now in order for this to become a “must-pass” bill. Without it, any real progress on renewable energy in Vermont is at risk. Let’s make sure time doesn’t run out on Vermont’s clean energy future.
Call the Statehouse (828-2228) and leave a message urging your Senator(s) to pass the Clean Energy Bill (S.214) NOW!
There are only a few days left in the legislative session, but this is a decision that will likely be made today or tomorrow. We’ve still got a fighting chance at getting this clean energy bill passed and signed into law, but only if you make this call today!
And again, the fact is if we are to see a renewable energy future for the Green Mountain State, we need to show lawmakers that The People, the grassroots, demand action. Yesterday 2000 Vermonters, including Sierra Club members, marched through Montpelier for the May 1 Put People and the Planet First rally! This march, organized by the Vermont Workers Center, was endorsed by 37 organizations ranging from 350 Vermont to the Vermont AFL-CIO. Now let’s keep the momentum building and demand that our Senators listen to real Vermonters, and not the lobbyists for the power companies!
So again, call our Statehouse today at 828-2228 and say you want to leave a message for your state Senator(s). Tell your Senator(s) that you demand they support renewable energy and need to pass S.214. With your support and direct participation, we will win!
Solidarity,
David Van Deusen
Conservation Organizer
Vermont Sierra Club
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I’m recommending this diary. BUT I will never be in favor of windmills on the hills. Put the windmills up on top of the goddamn buildings in Montpelier. The town is a wind tunnel. They could power all of Washington County.
I hope the Sierra Club realizes that wind turbine noise on country hills will devalue our native resources–animal habitat and habits, hiking, camping, and, in general, enjoying the woods. (Not to mention devaluating the rural property of folks who live in the country)
SOLAR! Biomass.
And give free windmills to Vt. shit-kicking dairy farmers so they can heat their barns and maybe sell some power to their neighbors. I had that bright idea back in ’99 when I worked for Rural Vermont. Seems like alternate renewable energy has been co-opted by the Big Boys for profit. And we all know how the environment gets in the way of profit.
Discussion please. No wind turbines on the ridges!