Chinese Coal
One of the sources I read most every day is Inside Climate News . I’m not quite sure who funds this news service, but it is all in on the terrible climate crisis just looming ahead of us, and the enormous sacrifices we must be required to make to fend it off.
Commentary: ChatGPT predicts George Will's EAI Speech
How well does AI predict George Will's upcoming Gala speech?
Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th Jefferson Day Event Was A Success
Each year since its founding the Ethan Allen Institute has presented a program to honor Thomas Jefferson’s legacy of liberty whose principles are reflected in the Institute’s mission.
Housing and Regulation
Everyone in the Statehouse is rightly concerned about the shortage of affordable housing in the state. The preferred solution is a combination of subsidies for housing to make it affordable, plus a relaxation of strict development regulations. The enviros are willing to back off a little bit on Act 250 requirements, but only if the development project is to be located in state-designated compact settlement zones, that from the enviro standpoint are already areas ruined by heedless people and businesses.
Commentary: Deregulating Vermont into “Compact Settlements”
The latest in half a century of land use control measures promises some needed deregulation of new housing - at the price of limiting it to “compact settlements” (March 2023)
Commentary: Stumbling into Battle Against Climate Change
The Vermont Climate Council and the legislative majorities are determined to drive up the price of heating fuel in a futile exercise to defeat “climate change”. How many more thousands of emails and phone calls will it take to change their minds? (March 2023)
Who Profits from S.5?
An exchange on the (Un)Affordable Heat bill took place at the Calais Town Meeting between Rep. Marc Mihaly (D-Calais) and resident John Brabant, who is also the Regulatory Affairs Director for Vermonters for a Clean Environment.
The MidValley Christian School Issue
A week ago the Vermont Principals Association expelled the MidValley Christian School in Quechee from any and all sports events. What was their offense?