VPIRG is looking for a few good activists
April 26, 2010
Are you looking for the chance to join a team of committed activists working to protect the public interest by working on a range issues affecting Vermonters? VPIRG is looking to fill three openings with candidates who are mission-driven, politically savvy communicators with strong project management skills. These are all full-time positions...
Senate Votes to Close VT Yankee
February 23, 2010
By a margin of 26 to 4 the Senate voted to retire the aging Vermont Yankee nuclear plant as scheduled. This historic vote marks the first time a state legislature has been able to deny a nuclear plant a 20-year life extension. Find out how your senators voted here.
VPIRG releases 2010 Legislative Scorecard
September 2, 2010
VPIRG produces a scorecard of key votes at the conclusion of each legislative biennium. You can use this year’s scorecard to find out how your representatives in the Vermont House and Senate voted on VPIRG-backed legislation to promote clean energy, reduce exposure to toxins, make health care more accessible and affordable and protect our democracy.
Help for Vermont’s Small Businesses
August 30, 2010
Vermont’s health care costs are rising by almost $1 million per day – over $350 million a year. Picking up this tab is already too big a burden for our families, state programs and local economy to bear. Times are especially tough for small business owners and their employees, who often go without health coverage because monthly premiums are simply out of...
Vote! Tue, Aug 24th is primary election day: polling locations below.
August 23, 2010
Vermont is holding its primary elections Tuesday, August 24th. You can find your polling location and the time it opens below; doors close at all locations at 7pm, so you need to be in line before then.
Happy voting!
Have an old mercury-containing thermostat? Turn it in and get $5!
August 6, 2010
In 2008, VPIRG worked to pass a law that required manufacturers of mercury-containing thermostats to share in the costs and responsibilities of recycling their discarded products. This law required manufacturers to establish collection programs and provide a $5 incentive for those who turn in a mercury thermostat for recycling.
Nothing pretty about toxic cosmetics
July 22, 2010
What are all those chemicals in your shampoo? Your lipstick? Your aftershave? And what do they have to do with asthma, breast cancer and learning disabilities?
Learn, share and help change this toxic mess: Watch The Story of Cosmetics, a 7-minute film exposing the ugly truth about personal care products – brought to you by the Campaign for...
Breaking: Feds won’t interfere in VY’s retirement
July 15, 2010
On Wednesday July 14th VPIRG Clean Energy Program Director James Moore met with the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC - the arm of the federal government that regulates nuclear plants) and a number of our allies in the campaign to retire Vermont Yankee, and got some great news.
Chairman Gregory Jaczko said, in...
VPIRG, thousands of Vermonters urge candidates to lead on clean energy
July 14, 2010
As part of a summer long effort, VPIRG's summer outreach staff has collected thousands of postcards throughout the state from Vermonters urging the gubernatorial candidates to make clean energy a top priority in their campaigns. VPIRG’s canvassers have talked to thousands of Vermonters across the state, and the message they’re hearing is clear; Vermonters...
Exclusive leaked footage: toxic chemicals plotting
July 12, 2010
Our friends at the SAFER coalition (of which VPIRG is a proud member - www.saferchemicals.org) seem to have stumbled on a top secret meeting of some of the most dangerious chemicals out there. They even caught it on tape - I've put the video below.
