Vermont has the cleanest electricity in America and among the highest rates in New England. Hawaii, blessed with tropical sun, ocean wind and volcanic geothermal heat, still burns imported oil for most of its power—at the nation's steepest
Vermont’s climate policies burden residents with costly mandates for negligible global impact. With emissions contributing just 0.13% of the U.S. total, the state’s sacrifices under the Paris Accord resemble a "Nigerian prince" scam: high c
Vermont has spent decades trying to preserve its rural character through regulation. But when protecting the past begins preventing the future, preservation becomes stagnation. Using the metaphor of amber, this commentary explores how layer
Air conditioning is not under attack in Vermont today, but climate policy elsewhere shows how affordable cooling can be squeezed through refrigerant rules, appliance standards, building codes, and approved technologies. As heat risks rise,
Vermont Conservation Design began as a technical conservation framework, not a voter initiative or standalone law. Over the next decade, its concepts moved through Act 171, Act 59, and Act 181, becoming part of Vermont’s planning and land-u
The climate modeling community is backing away from the extreme emissions scenarios that helped drive years of climate alarm. As Vermont continues enforcing the Global Warming Solutions Act and debating the Clean Heat Standard, questions re
Vermont's climate flips the environmental math on AI data centers. Closed-loop cooling, buried construction, and six months of free cooling from winter air eliminate the water use and noise that drive data center fights elsewhere. Waste hea
A Vermont Senate bill would ban AI data centers over 100 megawatts until 2030 while the Public Utility Commission studies regulation. But Vermont currently has no facility near that threshold, drawing pushback from Sen. Scott Beck, who call
Excerpt: Ever wondered who's actually behind the Global Warming Solutions Act, the Clean Heat Standard, Act 181, or the road rule? This Saturday, they'll all be in one building in Moretown — and the public is invited. Here's your chance to
Vermont declared a climate emergency, but its policies place the earliest and most direct costs on home heating—an essential need—while leaving discretionary emissions largely unaddressed. If this is truly an emergency, the burden should fa
Vermont’s electric-vehicle sales mandate hasn’t been repealed — it’s only paused. The state’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which would phase out new gasoline vehicle deliveries by 2035, remains on the books unless lawmakers act. With a repe
Vermont aligned its climate law with the U.S. Climate Alliance’s 2025 emissions pledge — and went further by making those targets enforceable in court. As 2025 passes without finalized inventories or a state-by-state scorecard, Vermonters a
