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If you believe as I do that the best energy policy would
be to keep every dollar possible in our local economy to
create jobs and foster energy independence, then it’s
time for a change. Some would have us believe that buying
large amounts of foreign power is our only option. Yet if
we make the choice now to invest in energy efficiency and
renewable energy as in the current proposal to purchase
dams on the Connecticut River, we can move light years ahead
toward energy independence.
The current Lieutenant Governor’s voice has been
missing in the public debate about the state’s twenty
year energy plan. While Vermonters wait for forward thinking
leadership, our renewable energy policy is stalled, and
our position as a national leader in energy efficiency is
in jeopardy and out of favor with our state’s public
service department.
But we won’t go back. Today we begin down the path
toward energy independence.
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