Pitch Summary Today, Vermont Gas (VGS) plays a vital role in reducing the state’s GHG emissions and we will play a significant role in achieving the 2025/2050 goals. VGS’ Triple “R” Pitch (Replace, Reduce and Renewable) focuses on combining our services in an...
Vermont medical and health professionals calling for action on climate change.
Pitch Summary: We are physicians, nurses and other medical/health professionals who share a deep concern about climate change and its impacts on our patients, our children, and our communities. Our mission is to use our expertise to inform the public and our lawmakers...
Preparing Vermont’s cities and towns for the transition to electric vehicles
Pitch Summary The electrification of personal vehicles is underway. Municipalities must take action now to both accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by their citizens and to prepare for the inevitable market shift and make the transition as easy as...
Time of Sale Energy Improvements
Pitch Summary: Build on Vermont’s voluntary building energy labeling efforts (Vermont Home Energy Profile) to progressively implement requirements over time. Begin with requiring sellers to provide information on energy efficiency programs and resources at the time of...
Charge for Parking
Pitch Summary: Currently, transportation is the largest contributor to Vermont’s GHG emissions. More than half of that is Vermonter’s driving around in our personal vehicles. In this proposal, I advocate for a research-based approach to reduce the overall pie, rather...
Preference vs Proximity
Pitch Summary: Act 174 provides Town planners with the opportunity to designate certain sites as “preferred” for renewable energy development, based on environmental, aesthetics and other local criteria. But the 2017 5.100 net metering rules include a definition of a...