One of the troubling findings of recent public health research has been that communities with higher exposure to particulate pollution, especially black communities, are experiencing higher COVID-19 hospitalizations and death rates. Fossil fuel combustion is one of...
Total Energy News – May 2020
Greetings! We send our best to all our network members and partners as you work to navigate these unprecedented times. We want to give you an update on what EAN staff have been working on over the past few weeks. Engaging Vermont’s federal delegation Thanks to all who...
Energy Action Network Plans for How Best to Support Transformative Action in the Next Phase of Our Work
The Network Evolution Workgroup In winter and spring of 2020, in response to a Network-wide invitation, a group of about twenty self-selected Energy Action Network members came together to discuss the future of our network. We know that it will take a wide variety of...
Data Download: Clean Energy Jobs and the VT Economy
At the end of February, Vermont’s unemployment rate registered 2.4 percent – the lowest in the nation. Now, with both Vermont and the nation headed for double-digit unemployment, the question of how to create durable, well-paying jobs will be as important as ever. In...
Conversation on our 2019 Annual Report with the VT Chapter of the Sierra Club
Check out this recording of a conversation between our Executive Director, Jared Duval, and members of the VT Chapter of the Sierra Club, regarding the findings of our 2019 Annual Progress Report for Vermont
Energy News Network: Wood heat pits ‘environmentalists against environmentalists’ in Vermont
WRITTEN BY David Thill April 24, 2020 PHOTO BY Daniel McGrotty / Flickr / Creative Commons Supporters think the state’s forests have an important role to play in transitioning from fossil fuel heating sources. As Vermont prepares to make a major push toward cleaner...