By George Harvey Knowledge of human-caused climate change has been around for a long time. An early scientific paper on the connection between carbon dioxide (CO2) and changes in the Earth’s climate, based on scientific measurement of CO2’s ability to … Continue reading →
By Jim Stiles Our future is in danger, but we have a powerful solution. We have the ability to face climate change head on. A carbon compensation fee levied upon polluters can be an important tool to reduce carbon emissions. … Continue reading →
By George Harvey The news of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) on climate change came thick and fast as the conference progressed. There was a lot more to say than there was time to say it. We kept … Continue reading →
Vermont Workers’ Center leaders are joining a grassroots delegation at Paris climate talks calling for system change, not just climate change. Shela Linton and Senowa Mize-Fox, of Brattleboro and Burlington, head to Paris this week to attend the United Nations’ … Continue reading →
VPIRG joined with other members of the Energy Independent Vermont coalition to deliver 25,241 postcards and petition signatures to Vermont lawmakers – all supporting a price on carbon pollution. At the delivery on the State House steps, we heard from: … Continue reading →
Grassroots Activists to Deliver Thousands of Calls for Bold Climate Action Montpelier, VT – On Monday, November 30, representatives of the Energy Independent Vermont coalition will deliver thousands of postcards and petitions to legislators at the Statehouse demanding that they “tackle … Continue reading →
“This Changes Everything” Friday November 20th at 7:00 pmBugbee Senior Center, Main St., White River Junction, VT “This Changes Everything”, the award-winning film from the book by Naomi Klein, about the changes in our lives resulting from climate change, are real … Continue reading →
VECAN’s 8th Annual Vermont Community Energy & Climate Action Conference December 5, 2015 from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m Lake Morey Inn in Fairlee, Vermont Register Here! (https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1747980) Keynote Speaker: Richard Heinberg!* The theme of the day is: A Common Agenda: Transforming Vermont’s Energy … Continue reading →
The U.S. Role in International Climate Negotiations Next Tuesday there will be a webinar so people can learn more about how UCS and supporters have helped mobilize U.S. action – such as increased fuel economy standards, dozens of state renewable … Continue reading →
And thanks to their willingness to sucker the world, the world is now a chaotic mess. By Bill McKibben A few weeks before the last great international climate conference—2009, in Copenhagen—the e-mail accounts of a few climate scientists were hacked and reviewed for incriminating … Continue reading →