Obama points to Vermont as a model for carbon reduction
The Obama administrations proposed crackdown on carbon emissions cited Vermonts 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 nations 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 nations leading source of carbon emissions, but it is intended to give states flexibility to find ways to cut carbon emissions.
The ruling cites Vermonts energy efficiency program as an example of how states can reduce carbon emissions. The states 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