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Pages tagged "David Flemming"


GWSA may stop REC Cash Flow, but not our Natural Gas Reliance

Posted on EAI Commentary by David Flemming · March 27, 2021 9:57 AM · 2 reactions

For several years, Vermont has made millions selling Renewable Energy Credits (REC’s) to other states. But the 2020 Global Warming Solutions Act will soon cut off this cash flow which would raise rates. There is also the chance that the GWSA may set in motion a chain of events culminating in electric blackouts.

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Vermont Ranks 41st in Taxpayer Return-On-Investment

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · March 25, 2021 2:41 PM · 2 reactions

Vermont ranked 41st out of 50 states, when it comes to taxpayers' return on investment (ROI). What Vermont taxpayers pay to Montpelier doesn’t get a great return relative to what taxpayers from most other states get.

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“15 Days to Slow the Spread”

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · March 18, 2021 3:05 PM · 1 reaction

It has been quite a long time since we heard “15 days to slow the spread.” Which is why this tweet made me chuckle. I’d probably select “D,” “15 days to slow the spread” is closest to “a poetic framework.”

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A Rebuttal to Rep. Colston’s ‘Structural Racism’ Devotional/Diatribe

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · February 25, 2021 12:18 PM · 4 reactions

On February 16, Rep. Hal Colston, (D-Winooski) gave the daily devotional on the virtual floor of the Vermont House. Afterward, Rep. Scott Beck (R-St. Johnsbury) took the unusual action of requesting that it be put in the House journal. The devotional is a diatribe of all things Colston considers racist.

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Commentary: Lax Emergency Laws Leave Vermont Vulnerable

Posted on EAI Commentary by David Flemming · February 22, 2021 3:57 PM · 1 reaction

If we don’t transfer more power from the governor to the Legislature during emergencies, a ‘climate emergency’ declared by a future governor could be catastrophic for Vermont democracy.

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A ‘Climate Emergency’ Power-Grab: One Scenario

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · February 12, 2021 4:01 PM · 2 reactions

If we’ve learned anything from the past year, it’s that governors across the country have more power  during “states of emergency” than absolute monarchs did 500 years ago. A week ago, I wrote about how Vermont has the worst legislative oversight of the governor’s emergency powers in the country.

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Vermont Ranks #50 in Restraining the Governor’s Emergency Powers

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · February 05, 2021 1:57 PM · 3 reactions

Vermont scored the worst of all 50 states in providing a legislative check on the governor’s emergency powers, in Scoring Emergency Executive Power In All 50 States, a new study from the Maine Policy Institute.

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VT Forced 1 in 4 Businesses to Close 1+ Days in 2020, more than 46 States

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · January 04, 2021 12:34 PM · 2 reactions

If you had to predict which state’s businesses were most likely to rebound post-Covid, you would be hard pressed to bet on Vermont. Vermont business owners (especially a certain 6,067 of them) are burdened with a state government that has been exceedingly more cautious than other states in allowing businesses to operate.

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Top 10 Posts of 2020 from the EAI Blog

Posted on EAI Blog by Rob Roper · December 30, 2020 2:26 PM · 1 reaction

2020 was an unprecedented year. From Covid-19 outbreaks, to entire swaths of the economy shut down, to peaceful/violent protests, we saw a little bit of everything. And while their may seem to be more bad news than good this year, the tail end of 2020 has brought hope with a Covid-19 vaccine. As we yearn to turn the calendar to January, it may help us to reflect on the most meaningful cultural and political events of 2020, to make us wiser for the future decisions we will make in 2021. 

The Ethan Allen Institute Blog is a forum for our members and followers to post and share a variety of perspectives on topical issues. We encourage diverse, and civil debate. These opinions do not necessarily reflect the position of the Institute. We post on our blog a couple times a week, which means that we’ve published over 100 pieces this year. We decided to look at the numbers, to see which posts you thought were most popular and relevant to the statewide dialogue.

Here are the top 10 posts of 2020 from the EAI Blog. We look forward to connecting with you on the Blog in 2021!

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Vermont & Mass. compete to leave taxpayers with largest climate bill

Posted on EAI Blog by David Flemming · December 16, 2020 2:36 PM · 2 reactions

12 years before Vermont passed the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) in 2020, Massachusetts passed their own GWSA in 2008. The two policies mirror each other closely. Perhaps irrelevant, if you discounted VT and MA politicians' need to one-up each other.

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