GAC March 2020 Update
Gov. Scott proposes grid optimization and clean transportation investments to lower energy costs, support local climate economy Gov. Scott addressed his annual budget and proposed an investment of $7 million …
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GAC February 2020 Update
Vermont Act 250 Reform On February 14, 2020, the committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife, brought to the House a bill on proposed changes to our current fifty-year-old ACT …
GAC January 2020 Update
Government Affairs Committee Last Friday the 24th I visited the state house in Montpelier where I attended a “Meet & Greet Your Legislators” event. This was put on by the …
GAC December 2019 Update
Carbon Tax The Nature Conservancy conveyed they had found a way for carbon polluters in California to fund forest conservation in Vermont. The group had planned to sell carbon offsets …
GAC November 2019 Update
Carbon Tax Members should be advised that it is anticipated that the 2020 Vermont State Legislative session will be focusing on carbon tax legislation. There was some activity in the …
GAC October 2019 Update
Senate President Urges Treasurer to Reconsider Opposition to Fossil Fuel Divestment Vermont’s Senate leader has called on State Treasurer Beth Pearce to reconsider her opposition to divesting state pensions from …
GAC September 2019 Update
Plan Unveiled for Burlington to be a Net Zero Energy City by 2030 Burlington Vermont is already the “First city in the nation to sources all energy from the renewable …
GAC August 2019 Update
Vermont Building Energy Standards Update The final hearing in the rulemaking process for the Residential and Commercial Building Energy Standards update with the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) is …
GAC June 2019 Update
House Bill H.63 (Act 62) On June 17, 2019 Governor Phil Scott signed H.63 into law creating ACT 62. The new law will make Efficiency Vermont, the state’s energy efficiency …
GAC April 2019 Update
House committee hears heated testimony on fossil fuel infrastructure bills A House committee heard testimony early last week both for and against bills that would restrict fossil fuel infrastructure, though …