tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382351953492146772012-02-16T09:04:53.679-05:00Vermonters for a Clean Environment is a statewide non-profit corporation. We have joined together to pursue the goal of environmentally sound economic development for the well-being of all Vermonters. We are providing facts and information so Vermonters can make their own decisions. We encourage your participation.VERMONTERS FOR A CLEAN ENVIRONMENThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425747370090435342noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838235195349214677.post-54551174106523653332010-04-22T13:10:00.000-04:002010-04-22T13:11:57.362-04:00

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As I See ItChloramine issues leave water safety less than crystal clearBy Patriot-News Op-EdApril 21, 2010, 5:03AMSome people believe chloramine in drinking water can cause health problems.On the day The Patriot-News editorial “It’s OK to drink up” was published (April 8), I was again fielding calls from Vermont citizens who say they are suffering health problems as a result of drinking

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TappedIs access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car, this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our

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By Gordon Dritschilo STAFF WRITER - Published: October 23, 2009WEST RUTLAND — Two speakers said wind towers need to be a safe distance from homes and another said they do not need to be in Vermont during a forum Thursday.Vermonters for a Clean Environment organized the meeting at West Rutland Town Hall in light of the proposal of Vermont Community Wind Farm to build an 80-megawatt development in

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Law requires study of purification methodsMay 14, 2009By Greg EliasObserver staffLawmakers have passed a bill requiring study of water treatment alternatives amid complaints that a method used locally has sickened some people.H. 80 won approval by both the Vermont House and the Senate last week. It requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study options for treating public water

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Vermont's House voted for the third and final time on the follow legislation related to the use of chloramine, especially in the Champlain Water District:Bill Amended; Third Reading Ordered H. 80Rep. Webb of Shelburne, for the committee on Fish, Wildlife & Water Resources, to which had been referred House bill, entitled An act relating to the use of chloramine as a disinfectant in public water

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Vermonters for a Clean Environment will be hosting a series of forums about water in Essex Junction, South Burlington, Williston and Shelburne. See the poster below for dates and times:On a related subject, VCE recently testified to the Vermont House committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources about the use of chloramine in the state's largest municipal water system, the Champlain Water

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“Respect Water, Protect Water”is made up of a range of inspirational pieces – from facts to spiritual rituals and prayer poems, personal actions to lists of organizations working on water – that explore how individuals can interact with one of the many crucial environmental issues we face. Rev. Dr. Rosemary Partridge’s prayer poems are matched with Ellen Powell’s powerful photographs of water in

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DEC resents criticism"Kessler at the DEC resents the suggestion by neighbors and Vermonters for a Clean Environment — last month the environmental group named ABC Metals one of ANR’s 10 worst regulatory failures — that the state dropped the ball on its enforcement measures." Junkyard Dog, Seven Days Vermont.Readers of VCE's report will note that most of its content about ABC Metals (pages 30 -

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Vermonters for a Clean Environment's Report on the Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation was released at a press conference in Montpelier today.WCAX news coverage of VCE's Report on ANR, Report Critical of Natural Resources Agency, July 15, 2008.

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Expert Speaks on Water Security in an Era of Climate ChangeInternationally renowned water expert Maude Barlow will be in Vermont for a series of events on April 2 in Montpelier.Ms. Barlow is one of the foremost experts on global efforts to privatize water resources, the growing scarcity of water supplies and what communities are doing — and can do — about it.The expertise and context Ms. Barlow

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PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Annette Smith, VCE Exec. Dir.DATE: Feb. 25, 2008 PHONE: 802-446-2094 Chloramine Records Show DEC, VDH Focus on CWD Costs, Not Public HealthGovernor’s Intervention Requested Today People Concerned About Chloramine (PCAC) and Vermonters for a Clean Environment (VCE) posted on the VCE website copies of records

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PUBLIC MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14January 15, 2008,1:30 p.m., StatehouseCHLORAMINEThe Senate Health and Welfare Committee will listen Tuesday to complaints about the effects of chloramine, which is used to disinfect water systems. A group, People Concerned about Chloramine, would like the Legislature to ban the use of chloramine until its safety has been proven.-------------------------------

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A privately-owned Canadian corporation has announced a plan to build a 273,000 sq. ft. water bottling plant in Claremont, New Hampshire. In the sole public hearing on the issue in NH, the company spokesperson said that at build-out, Ice River Springs would be bottling 300,000 gallons per day, with 60 to 75% of it coming from a spring in Vermont called Pristine Mountain Springs. You can read

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Does G.R.I.P. want to put a train in your front yard?Have you heard of the Gateway Rural Improvement Pilot Association?According to Saturday's Rutland Herald, G.R.I.P. will be making public appearances in Manchester, Rutland, Middlebury and Burlington (not Bennington?) on Monday and Tuesday.The only substantive information available on the web about G.R.I.P. comes from the freight web site of the

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Fall foliage season is winding down. Behind the pretty pictures are numerous examples of citizens who are facing environmental problems in their communities and turn to VCE for help.VCE is currently working with citizens in Clarendon, East Middlebury, Randolph and Bethel on expansions of gravel pits or quarries. We are working on water issues with citizens in Randolph, Montpelier, Dorset, and

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Here are links to the news articles resulting from the meeting between Vermont citizens suffering health effects from chloramine and 7 representatives from CDC and EPA. 7 Chittenden County legislators attended and listened to a dozen citizens from throughout the Champlain Water District service area describe what they have experienced in the last year and a half, since chloramine was introduced

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This saga has been playing out since April 2006 when the Champlain Water District serving 68,000 people in Chittenden County switched from chlorine to chloramine as a water disinfectant. Since then, some people have been complaining about skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems that go away when they go off the water.The meeting on Wednesday promises to be well populated by the press,

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J.P. Carrara and Sons wants to blast this week at their aggregate quarry in Clarendon at levels never before experienced by the community. Last week, Neighbors filed an Emergency Stay Motion with the Vermont Supreme Court on Wednesday. Carrara, through their attorneys, replied on Thursday, and on Friday, Justice Burgess denied Neighbors' motion. The week before, on Friday, Environmental Court

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Readers of the Rutland Herald have not seen the photos of the recent Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant cooling tower collapse that have been shown on WCAX-TV, in the Burlington Free Press and the Bennington Banner. Friday's newspaper and web site article said the photos could be viewed on the Rutland Herald's web site. Where? Why not publish them in the newspaper? Too shocking?

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Welcome to Vermonters for a Clean Environment's blog, where we will be providing information about upcoming events and issues of interest to our members.

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