Robert Roper is a freelance writer who has beein involved with Vermont politics and policy for over 20 years.
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"“We lost our shirts off it in ’23, ’24 and ’25,” said Rudy Diaz, CEO of Long Beach, Calif.-based Hight Logistics, who started running zero-emission trucks at the end of 2022. “We are still upside down when you compare us to diesel fleets.” wsj.com/logistics-report/ele…
A cautionary tale for "tax the rich!" Vermonters.... nypost.com/2026/07/31/opinio…
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An Inconvenient Truth for climate alarmists:
Al Gore’s dramatic climate warnings shaped a generation — but 20 years later, the data tell a very different story.
Climate-related deaths are down 97% over the past century, polar bears more than doubled since the 1960s, and global burned area has decreased by more than 25% over the past quarter century.
That's hardly a success of climate policy though: fossil fuels still provide 81% of world energy, emissions keep rising, and $16 trillion+ spent on green policies since Gore's movie came out hasn’t changed the trajectory.
A good reminder that panic is a terrible policy adviser.
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Confidence in elections has wavered. Evidence of fraud is piling up.
Americans know something isn’t working.
But we should not be hopeless — because the problems are solvable.
The answer focusing on real solutions and building lasting reform state by state.
That’s exactly what the Model Election Laws Handbook was created to do.
This handbook is a blueprint for permanent election integrity infrastructure in the states — grounded in practical solutions, legal research, and real-world experience from grassroots leaders across the country.
Be a part of the solution.
Know the Rules.
Change the Laws.
Protect Your Vote.
Explore the handbook here: [modelelectionlaws.org/](modelelectionlaws.org/)
More breaking: Democrat Senators (except Tom Chittenden) to KEEP the "anyone can sue VT" right of action in the Global Warming Solutions Act. This despite knowing that we will never meet our 2025 or 2030 mandates. Insane. #vtpoli
Breaking: Senate votes to repeal Act 18, clean heat standard (28-2) -- for now. But Democrat majority votes to move forward with fossil fuel data collection necessary to re-enact the program or a similar carbon tax in the future. #vtpoli
"Whereas working folks in the past mainly relocated for weather or the occasional job switch, Americans are today moving aggressively on the basis of economic policy. They are flocking to Florida, Texas, Utah, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas. They are draining out of New York, Illinois, New Mexico, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California and Hawaii. The obvious success of one model and the obvious failure of another is documented with every one-way U-Haul rental...." Let's hope Vermont voters learn this lesson before November. wsj.com/opinion/the-red-blue…
Having a little fun with AI music making. "Come Down to Montpelier: A protest Song." @vtpoli
"...population growth from migration and business relocations has fueled stronger job growth in lower-tax states: Texas (10%), Florida (8.5%), North Carolina (7.9%), Arizona (7.3%), Tennessee (5.7%), Alabama (4.3%) and New Hampshire (1.6%). New Hampshire isn’t adding more jobs than Vermont and Massachusetts because it has more sunshine." wsj.com/opinion/progressive-… #vtpoli
In an interview with WVMT's Morning Drive, the VT Dem Majority Leader, Lori Houghton, confirms that Act 18, the Clean Heat Standard carbon tax on home heating fuels is "still on the books." So, why won't they take a quick vote to take it off the books? I think we all know the reason. #vtpoli
Another Electric Bus fiasco in Vermont. How much money are we going to waste on this boondoggle? #vtpoli @VTDC802 @fyivt1
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Two New England governors. Two very different responses to high energy costs.
Vermont @GovPhilScott, the nation’s most popular governor, recognizes the role state policies play in driving up energy prices and resolves to change them.
Maura Healey just doubles down on them.
How will VPRIG deal with this one? "old solar panels instead end up in landfills, where toxic PFAS are allowed to leach into soil and groundwater, posing significant risks to human health and wildlife." #vtpoli chemsec.org/pfas-waste-from-…
And this.... #vtpoli
Climate campaigners tell you green is cheap
It isn't
Global green transition cost is now $16+ trillion, rising with over $2 trillion/year (2% of global GDP)
113x our spending to avoid hunger
Still, fossil CO₂ emissions set another record last year
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"So, for these past few weeks, the grid has been emitting more carbon dioxide every day than it was on the worst day in January seven years ago – despite the billions of dollars the region has invested in renewable energy...." robertrio1.substack.com/p/th… #vtpoli @MassFiscal @fyivt1 @VTDC802
For everyone out there who thought the Clean Heat Standard was dead, thanks to Rep. Laura Sibilia for confirming that it's not! (Certainly not if she has anything to do about it.) And H. 740 - An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry is just a stepping stone to the Carbon Tax on Home Heating fuels AND MORE. Thanks for the clarity, Laura! @fyivt1 @VTDC802 @DanFeliciano #vtpoli @MassFiscal @ConnollyRoss