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VNRC, Partners Comment on State's Draft Energy Plan

At a press conference in front of Montpelier's U.S. Post Office, VNRC’s Executive Director Elizabeth Courtney joined her peers at the Conservation Law Foundation, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and Vermont Public Interest Research Group and returned the state's draft 'Comprehensive Energy Plan' back to sender. The groups called on the state to modify its plan to include more specific and ambitious implementation strategies and solutions....more

VNRC COMMENTARY: Is Vermont Crafting an Energy Plan for Success?

VNRC's Executive Director asserts that Vermont, and the world, must employ the best tools possible to meet the state's energy needs and challenges of climate change. In VNRC's opinion, the May release of the state's comprehensive energy plan - a guidepost for tackling these important issues - falls startlingly short. Read more about the plan and how VNRC thinks the state can strengthen this important document....more

Energy Audit At VNRC's Home Office

Vermont Natural Resources Council's Office Manager James Sharp takes you through an energy audit at the VNRC home office. Take a look at what we can all do to make our buildings more thermally efficient.

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VNRC, New Groundwater Law Featured in New York Times

Felicity Barringer of the New York Times highlights VNRC's role in passing the new groundwater law in an article appearing in Thursday's issue. The law is discussed in the context of other groundwater protection efforts across the country, and is examined against the backdrop of the controversial proposal for a commercial water bottling operation in East Montpelier....more/comment

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