
When the last gavel fell on the 2008 legislative session, it ushered in a new framework for how the state will steward the water most Vermonters drink and the forests and farms that define Vermont. Legislators also took significant strides forward on saving Vermonters money through energy efficiency initiatives and combating the challenge of climate change with a renewed commitment to hammering out the programs that will help Vermont meet its energy needs and generate green, renewable supplies. ...more/comment
THIS IS IT! The Vermont House of Representatives is considering three critically important bills that will help protect the water, forests and farmland in Vermont and tackle climate change. There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session, and we need your help at this crucial time to ensure these bills become law! Click on the link to find out what you can do......more/comment
In the face of concerns over possible impacts to the environment and local water supplies, the East Montpelier Town Meeting passed a 3 year moratorium on large water extractions, allowing time for questions surrounding the large scale commercial water bottling project proposed for a spring near the East Montpelier/Montpelier town line can be fully vetted. VNRC was at the meeting with a camera, and in lieu of this week's installment of our "Dispatches From the Statehouse" regular web feature, present the mini web documentary (runtime 20 minutes) In The Public Trust: The East Montpelier Town Meeting Stands Up For Groundwater below (you can also keep an eye out for in on your local Public Access TV channels over the coming weeks).
...comment On March 27, Vermont senators voted decisively to improve Vermont's Current Use Program. The bill - S.311 - makes targeted improvements to the popular and broadly-supported 30-year-old program, also known as the Use Value Appraisal Program. The conservation and climate change combating benefits of the program have made strengthening it one of VNRC's biggest priorities. Read VNRC's reaction to the Senate's vote on the bill.
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