The power struggle over Vermont power money
What do Reps. Paul Poirier, an independent from Barre, Cynthia Browning, a Democrat from Arlington, Patti Komline, a Republican from Dorset and Chris Pearson, a Progressive from Burlington have in...
View ArticleVermont Legislature plays ‘What’s behind bill No. 1?’
Last week, one Senate committee sought to attach physician-assisted death legislation to a tanning bill. Another committee is trying to attach a ban on plastic shopping bags and expansion of the bottle...
View Article$21 million strategy
In a Statehouse meeting room Thursday morning, some 30 House members gathered to talk about their strategy for forcing a House vote on a $21 million refund to utility customers. They have their sights...
View ArticleGMP power play heads to Vermont House floor
The House Commerce Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on an amendment that would require Green Mountain Power Corp. to return $21 million directly to Central Vermont Public Service Corp. customers...
View ArticleMore than a year later, Vt. publisher’s case is over
One last word on the story of the Barton Chronicle publisher’s arrest atop Lowell Mountain. Late last week, the judge dismissed the trespassing charge against Chris Braithwaite, with prejudice –...
View ArticleBraithwaite sues Green Mountain Power
Note to self: There’s never a final word on anything. The case of Barton Chronicle Publisher Chris Braithwaite and his visit to the top of Lowell Mountain on Dec. 5, 2011, continues. As we told you...
View ArticleLowell loves its wind towers
I don’t have a picture of it, but I’ve seen it and you’ll have to trust me. On the cover of the Lowell town report, the document used at town meeting, is a photo of the Green Mountain Power wind...
View ArticleBarton publisher settles with GMP
It’s like it never happened, almost. Chris Braithwaite, the Barton Chronicle publisher who was arrested for trespassing a little over a year ago at Lowell Mountain wind project, had the charges dropped...
View ArticleISO takes issue with Shumlin’s comments over wind
Last week, Gov. Peter Shumlin wrote to the head of ISO-New England, expressing concern that the entity that controls power for New England was ordering Green Mountain Power to curtail its wind power...
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