Charge Ahead Vermont: Electric Vehicle Transformation Dave Roberts, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation Plug-in electric vehicles powered by renewable energy will provide major reductions in Vermonters’ fossil fuel consumption and associated harmful...
Big Buses, Big Opportunity: Electric Buses, Healthier Kids, Lower Costs
Big Buses, Big Opportunity: How Electric Buses Support Cleaner Air, Healthier Kids, and Lower Costs Abby Bleything, Vermont Clean Cities Coalition & Cara Robechek, Vermont Energy Education Program, representing Transportation for Vermonters Vermont should leverage...
Cap, Trade, and Invest: Transportation
Cap, Trade, and Invest: Transportation Mary Peterson, Tax Attorney & Daniel Gatti, Union of Concerned Scientists Vermont should extend its successful experience in using emissions trading to its largest emissions sector, transportation; an approach that lowers...
Regional Cap and Invest Program for Transportation
Pitch Summary: Transportation is the largest source of pollution in Vermont, but new technologies and transportation strategies give us the potential to build a better, cleaner transportation system for Vermonters. Electric vehicles are now available in many different...
Home-Grown Renewable Heat: Strategies for Achieving Multiple Benefits
Home-Grown Renewable Heat: Strategies for Achieving Multiple Benefits Ansley Bloomer, Renewable Energy Vermont & Maura Adams, Northern Forest Center Making advanced wood heating systems more affordable, supporting supply side infrastructure, and ensuring a...
Using “Feebates” to Drive Cleaner Energy Choices
Using “Feebates” to Drive Cleaner Energy Choices Richard Faesy, Energy Futures Group “Feebates” impose a fee on inefficient equipment while rebating (or tax-exempting) efficient equipment, and can be used as a revenue-neutral approach to provide price signals to...