Small Town Energy Committees Prove Powerful

In an August 2009 article for the 'Times Argus/Rutland Herald' VNRC's Johanna Miller highlights what she terms "a powerful grassroots response forming throughout Vermont to cut energy costs, foster more renewable energy generation and lessen the state's contribution to global warming." Read how the network of town energy committees is growing across Vermont, what efforts they are undertaking and why it matters.
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Opinion: The Climate Change Conundrum and the Power of Vermonters

In the November 1, 2009 Sunday edition of the Burlington Free Press VNRC's Energy Program Co-Director Johanna Miller penned an 'I Believe' piece that offers a perspective on the power of people to affect change. Miller points to the growing number of town energy committees - 90 at the time of publishing - as a powerful example of what's possible when people lead.
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Town Energy and Climate Action Guide

The Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network's "Town Energy and Climate Action Guide" offers an important resource to communities interested in establishing, or currently working on, town energy committees.
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WCAX: TV Coverage of International Day of Climate Action 350 Event with Bernie Sanders co-hosted by VNRC

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WPTZ: TV Coverage of International Day of Climate Action 350 Event with Bernie Sanders co-hosted by VNRC

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VNRC Offers Energy Analysis to Town of Stowe

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VNRC Supports Anti-Idling Efforts

Anti-idling initiatives have been gathering steam across the U.S. - as well as in Vermont - yet the Green Mountain State remains the last New England state without an idling ordinance on the books. In January, VNRC testified in support of H.97 - an anti-idling bill that "has the potential to take Vermont one more small but important step forward to help save energy and meet our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals." Read VNRC's initial testimony on this bill and find out more.
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