Lawmakers ask state to divest from fossil fuel companies
February 12, 2013; Nat Rudarakanchana; VTDiggerTwo House lawmakers from Burlington, Rep. Chris Pearson and Rep. Kesha Ram, will introduce legislation later this week that would require the state to...
View ArticlePush to divest fossil fuel companies from Vermont college endowments is...
February 21, 2013; Audrey Clark; VTDiggerIt’s not just schools that are being pushed to divest. Gofossilfree.org lists four off-campus campaigns: the United Church of Christ, California Teachers...
View ArticleThe Gas Tax: At the Crossroads of Progressive Values
Last week, I swallowed hard and voted for the gas tax. Everyone agrees we have to maintain our roads and bridges -- and we also know the transportation fund currently has a projected deficit of $240...
View ArticleBill would have state collect data on gas prices, market
April 2, 2013; Nancy Remsen; Burlington Free PressMONTPELIER— Gasoline prices in the Burlington area ranged from $3.57 cents per gallon of regular to $3.79 on Tuesday — with an average price of $3.65...
View ArticleThe Politics of Gas Prices
The House Progressive Caucus was split a month ago when we voted on the gas tax increase. I voted for it because there is a good correlation between the price of gas and reduction in single-car...
View ArticlePress Release: Progressive Party Statement on Entergy Yankee Decommissioning
Progressives were excited to learn Tuesday morning that the Entergy Yankee Nuclear power plant will be decommissioned and closed in 2014. This is long overdue and something the Progressive Party has...
View Article2013 State Convention - A Message from our Chair
Dear Friends -I’d like to invite you to join us for our upcoming Annual Convention on November 9th, at the Capital City Grange in Berlin. If possible, please plan on arriving promptly at 12:30PM to...
View Article2013 Statewide Convention - Proposed Agenda
Annual Convention and State Committee MeetingNovember 9, 2013; 1:00 pmCapital City Grange, BerlinREGISTRATION & LUNCH (12:30 PM)CONVENTION (1:00 PM) Welcome: Martha Abbott (10 minutes)A special...
View ArticleA Special Video Message from Prof. Bill McKibben
For our 2013 Statewide Convention, Prof. Bill McKibben of 350.org recorded a special video message us, thanking the party for all we've done to advance environmental justice in Vermont.
View ArticleMinutes - November 2013 State Convention
November 9, 2013; 1:00 pm, Capital City Grange, Berlin In attendance: 125 peopleWelcome: Martha AbbottMartha started the meeting at 1:15pm and thanked the VT State Employees Association for...
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