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- Vermont Yankee discharge permit could require closed-cycle cooling (4/10/14
- Putney rejects cell tower (3/13/14)
PUTNEY — A planning commission in the Vermont community of Putney has rejected plans by AT&T to build a 130-foot cellular tower.
- Vermont homeowners concerned about pipeline (3/7/14)
MONTPELIER — Monkton homeowner Maren Vasatka was among several Vermonters who received notice from Vermont Gas recently about the potential use of eminent domain to make way for a natural gas line. And she’s not happy about it.
- At least 12 towns pass tar sands resolution (3/4/14)
At least 12 towns passed resolutions at their town meetings expressing concern over the transport of tar sands oil from Canada through Vermont.
- Vermont loves renewable energy, until it arrives (3/3/14)
MONTPELIER — Getting energy from the sun, wind and forests fits with Vermont’s sense of itself as clean, green and independent. But when it comes time to build and live with the projects that make it possible, things can get complicated
- Vermont Senate to vote on restricting toxic chemicals (3/27/14)
- Montpelier’s goal: ‘Net zero’ fossil fuel use (3/10/14)
MONTPELIER — With the launch of a wood-fueled downtown district heating system still six months away, officials in Vermont’s capital city on Monday set the goal of making Montpelier a “net-zero” user of fossil fuels by 2030.
- Lowell supports wind project, again (3/4/14)
LOWELL — Lowell voters affirmed their support Tuesday for Green Mountain Power Kingdom Community Wind project that is making electricity for the region on a ridgeline above the community.
- 3 towns say ‘no’ to Vermont Gas pipeline idea (3/4/14)
CORNWALL — Voters in the towns of Cornwall, Shoreham and Monkton are saying “no” to a plan by Vermont Gas to extend a natural gas pipeline through their communities
- State approves Brattleboro 2-megawatt solar array along Interstate 91 (2/27/14)
BRATTLEBORO -- The state has given the green light to a 2-megawatt solar project along Interstate 91 in Brattleboro, clearing the way for construction of one of Vermont's largest photovoltaic facilities.