VNRC is pleased to welcome three new additions to the team. Gianna Petito is the 2017 Legislative Intern, and Dana Drugmand and Walker Stevens will assist with research, communications and general programmatic work with the Energy and Sustainable Communities Programs. When asked why they chose VNRC, Petito, Drugmand, and Stevens had the following to say: […]
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Nearly 300 people attended the 9th annual VECAN Conference to explore local leadership opportunities aimed at advancing the state’s goal of reaching 90 percent renewable energy by 2050. As speakers and many attendees noted throughout the day, now – more than ever – local clean energy and climate action is where progress, innovation and economic […]
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Environmental Groups Fight to Ensure Morrisville Hydroelectric Project Protects Water Quality, Fish Habitat and Recreation The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and the Vermont State Council of Trout Unlimited (VTTU) announced that they have filed a cross appeal in the on-going appeal of the water quality certificate issued by the Vermont Agency of Natural […]
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By Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, VNRC The Vermont Natural Resources Council is a statewide environmental organization founded over 50 years ago that has always cared deeply about building strong human communities. We want places where we can we live and thrive, and VNRC works to accommodate change in ways that respect our environment […]
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Events, Sustainable Communities News
Elisabeth Kulas, the executive director of the Housing Trust of Rutland County, will be recognized next week for promoting smart growth, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and strong communities through the development of affordable housing. Kulas, of Clarendon, will receive the Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership from the Vermont Natural Resources Council at VNRC’s annual […]
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Energy and Climate Action News
Original article featured in The Times Argus, September 18, 2016. Vermonters use a lot of energy to heat our homes, power our lives and transport us where we need to go. Virtually all of the energy we use to drive our cars, trucks and buses is imported into the state, as is the vast majority […]
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Forests play a vital role in contributing to flood protection, making us more resilient to severe rain events, and mitigating the effects of climate change by removing carbon pollution from our atmosphere and storing it. They also offer habitat for wildlife that are on the move as their habitat changes with warming temperatures. Unfortunately, as we […]
Read moreThis commentary ran in the June 26, 2016 Rutland Herald. By Elizabeth Courtney A couple of weeks ago, Brian Shupe, executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council, wrote about the new forest integrity bill for the Weekly Planet, “Seeing the forest and the trees.” In his article he gave an overview of three […]
Read moreToday marks the 20th anniversary of Mollie Beattie’s terribly premature death from brain cancer. In addition to serving on the Board of VNRC, Mollie served as Vermont commissioner of forests, parks and recreation from 1985 to 1989, and as deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources from 1989 to 1990. From 1993 to […]
Read moreThis June Vermonters can contribute to the ongoing efforts to clean up the state’s waters by submitted public comments on proposed rules to addressing water quality on farms. As a result of passing the Clean Water Act last year – a bill VNRC strongly advocated for – the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Farms and Markets […]
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