6 February 2012, 12:33 am
Concepts NREC Opens New Wilder Manufacturing Facility with a February 6 Open HousePR Web (press release)The state of Vermont was pivotal in providing support for the effort. Vermont provided a portion of the building financing using Vermont Economic Development Authority funds at a very low interest... Read More »
6 February 2012, 12:16 am
Lawmakers poised to restore pay cutsRutland HeraldShumlin earlier this year announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the Vermont State Employees Association that restored the 3 percent pay cut absorbed by more than 7000 unionized workers in 2009. “I imagine that at the same time we'... Read More »
5 February 2012, 9:40 pm
CBC.caEgypt Defies US by Setting Trial for 19 Americans on Criminal ChargesNew York Times“The days of blank checks are over,” Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the Democrat who chairs the spending panel overseeing the aid, said in a speech from the Senate floor on Friday. Congress recently re... Read More »
5 February 2012, 6:03 pm
Greenberg: Why the Murtha decision should be appealedvtdigger.orgThese studies specifically relate to the very issues the Atomic Energy Act leaves in state hands: need for power, economic impacts on the state, etc. Indeed, they closely mirror the very issues which would be raised in a CPG proceeding... Read More »
5 February 2012, 11:02 am
Rural Vermont: Survey shows raw milk sales generated $1 million in gross ...vtdigger.orgFor the third year since the passage of Act 62, which enabled the direct sale of raw milk by farmers to consumers, Rural Vermont has presented an overview of how the law is working for farmers and the economic im... Read More »
5 February 2012, 10:04 am
First 'epic' Vt. flood brought change; will Irene?Boston.comBy Wilson Ring AP / February 5, 2012 WATERBURY, Vt.—Twice in less than a century, Waterbury's 1827 Congregational Church, at the crest of a small rise on Main Street, has played a critical role in helping the community escape ... Read More »
5 February 2012, 3:48 am
My Turn: In Vermont, we make good on promisesBurlingtonFreePress.comIf the Vermont Public Service Board follows its order from 2001, ratepayers should see a check or a monthly bill refund as triggered by the pending merger of CVPS and Green Mountain Power. Good news indeed -- for residents and our e... Read More »
5 February 2012, 3:04 am
I Believe: Healthy rivers and hydropower can coexistBurlingtonFreePress.comEvery town had factories, every town had a vibrant economy. Eating local, and having in-state renewable energy are not new ideas. One of the favorite books on my shelf is Zadock Thompson's civil, statistical and agricultu... Read More »
4 February 2012, 9:08 pm
Meltzer: Vermont and the 2012 electionMetroWest Daily NewsBy Anonymous In Vermont, you read bumper stickers, not tea leaves. Four years ago, you couldn't find a Prius in Vermont without an Obama bumper sticker. The traditionally leftist state lined up with Washington DC and Hawaii in terms of ma... Read More »
3 February 2012, 2:10 pm
Energy CollectiveNEC opposes Entergy's call for a CPG for YankeeBrattleboro Reformer19, Murtha ruled the Vermont State Senate had overstepped its bounds when it forbid the PSB from issuing a certificate. Murtha said statements in the legislative record clearly proved the Senate made its decision... Read More »
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