Obama points to Vermont as a model for carbon reduction

The Obama administration’s proposed crackdown on carbon emissions cited Vermont’s environmental policies as an example for how coal states can achieved necessary greenhouse gas reductions.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released details of a proposed regulation requiring states to come up with a plan to collectively cut the nation’s carbon emissions by 30 percent of 2005 levels by 2030.

Vermont does not generate electricity from coal and is the only state not required to come up with a plan (the District of Columbia is also exempt). The ruling targets coal-powered electric plants that are the nation’s leading source of carbon emissions, but it is intended to give states flexibility to find ways to cut carbon emissions.

The ruling cites Vermont’s energy efficiency program as an example of how states can reduce carbon emissions. The state’s regulated efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, offers rebates and incentives for energy-efficient appliances, among other efforts.

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http://vtdigger.org/2014/06/02/obama-points-vermont-model-carbon-reduction/

Efficiency Vermont is a great program:

https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/Index?gclid=CjkKEQjw5LWcBRCeh8uUlqqluN4BEiQAfr64cCnzXysb492Ip3Qrlw0Sm2sXH-heGRd265jFEAOThujw_wcB