Vermont Natural Resources Council with Bill McKibben Present the Arthur Gibb Award to Warren King Vermont Natural Resource Council (VNRC) is excited to present this year’s Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership to Warren King, a lifelong conservationist, at VNRC’s annual meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at The Kirk Alumni Center at Middlebury, in Middlebury […]
Vermont Leads Nation in Solar Jobs Per Capita, Again
Montpelier, VT – A new report by The Solar Foundation cites Vermont as a national leader in the solar industry, ranking third for the number of solar jobs per capita. Between 2015 to 2016, solar jobs in Vermont grew by 29 percent, with an additional 400 solar jobs created in the state last year. Each solar job means that a skilled craftsman, a recent […]
VSECU and Milk Money Collaborate
Partnership marks the first initiative under VSECU’s newly launched vision, focused on maximizing the credit union’s social, environmental and financial impact throughout Vermont (UPDATES to the story follow) VSECU, a credit union for everybody in Vermont, today announced a partnership with Vermont-based equity crowdfunding company Milk Money L3C, designed to empower entrepreneurialism and drive local […]
U.S. Leadership and the Historic Paris Agreement to Combat Climate Change
From The White House – Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release – December 12, 2015 U.S. LEADERSHIP AND THE HISTORIC PARIS AGREEMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE Today, more than 190 countries came together to adopt the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. The Paris Agreement establishes a long term, durable global framework to reduce […]
Vermont solar installer, Suncommon, Divests 401Ks from Fossil Fuels
SunCommon, a Vermont Benefit Corporation, has chosen to divest its 401k portfolio from fossil fuels. The divestment announcement was followed by a staff-wide educational presentation by Maeve McBride of 350VT and Dan Quinlan of Divestor.org. In keeping with SunCommon’s legal charter that directs the company to attend to the triple bottom line of people, planet […]
Personal Divestment Seminar – Panel of experts discuss the merits of divestment
For immediate release by 350VT April 23, 2015 Contact 350VT: Jillian Mayer 350VT Divestment Organizer, 941-321-9430, Jillian@350vt.org or divestor.org: Dan Quinlan, 802-760-7400, dan@divestor.org Burlington: On May 2nd, 350 Vermont and divestor.org will host “Your Investments Matter: Personal Divestment Seminar.” The event brings together a panel of experts to explain how individuals can make a bold statement against climate change, safeguard their […]
Public invited to tour Kingdom Community Wind this Summer
For Immediate Release Date April 27, 2015 Contact Dorothy Schnure, 802-655-8418 Free Tours by Green Mountain Power Back for Third Season Colchester, VT…Green Mountain Power is offering free public tours of the 21 turbine Kingdom Community Wind project in Lowell, Vermont, during June, July and August. This is an opportunity for Vermonters and out-of-state visitors alike to […]
Green Mountain Power Hosts 3rd Open House at Rutland Energy Innovation Center
For immediate release: April 23, 2015 Learn about Heat Pumps, eHomes, and more Rutland, VT – Green Mountain Power is pleased to invite customers to an open house at its Energy Innovation Center (EIC) in Downtown Rutland (see map) on Saturday, May 2, 2015 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Come and learn about GMP’s exciting line of comprehensive energy efficient products and […]
Green Mountain Power Asks to Lower Rates
News Release from Green Mountain Power Contact: Kristin Carlson, Green Mountain Power, (802) 229-8200 For immediate release: May 30, 2014 GMP & Key Stakeholders Reach Agreement to Deliver Significant Rate Decrease for Residential and Commercial Customers Proposal recommends 2.46% rate decrease, the second rate decrease proposed by GMP in three years Colchester, Vt – Green Mountain Power […]
