Commentary: The Fuel Economy Mandate Battle
August 14, 2018 by John McClaughry Enviros are furious at a Trump Administration rule change to freeze the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirement for model year...
The 2nd ESSEX Carbon Tax Profile: What A Carbon Tax Means for People Like You
August 13, 2018 By David Flemming Our second Carbon Tax Profile looks at a young Vermont family living in northern Vermont. The Browns work two jobs to provide...
Commentary: If You’re Worried About Russian Hackers, Tighten Election Laws
by Rob Roper Over just the past handful of election cycles we’ve seen a number of rule changes that have radically altered the way we cast our ballots...
VT Legislator Roll Call Profiles
Are Your Representatives Representing YOU? See How They Voted on Key Issues. INTRODUCTION The following collection of Legislator Roll Call Vote Profiles is brought to you as...
Commentary: Rolling Blackouts for New England?
By Meredith Angwin Rolling blackouts are probably coming to New England sooner than expected. When there’s not enough supply of electricity to meet demand, an electric grid...
The ESSEX Plan: Symbolic Environmentalism That Will Impose Economic Harm on Vermonters
by Jonathan A. Lesser, PhD I was asked by Vermont’s Ethan Allen Institute to prepare an economic analysis of The ESSEX Plan, the most recent carbon tax proposal...
