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Good for Vermont, good for Shumlin
The heated debate over large-scale wind power development atop ridgelines is reason enough to take a second look at the process.
Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller agrees the current system might need to be updated. Miller told the Free Press, "It's not that the process isn't working now, but it was designed for far fewer projects at a different scale."
October 6, 2012
in Burlington Free Press
Gov. Peter Shumlin serves Vermonter -- and himself -- by creating an independent commission to review how Vermont approves major energy projects.
The heated debate over large-scale wind power development atop ridgelines is reason enough to take a second look at the process.
Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller agrees the current system might need to be updated. Miller told the Free Press, "It's not that the process isn't working now, but it was designed for far fewer projects at a different scale."
The move is a fascinating political calculation on the part of Shumlin, as well.
By creating the commission now, the governor shows... [continue via Web link]
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