We Have a Choice
Our over-reliance on Vermont Yankee is used as a crutch to prevent our investment in cleaner, safer forms of energy like wind, solar and biomass. Gaining a commitment to shut this plant down is, we believe, a prerequisite to serious conversation about a renewable energy economy. We can more than replace Yankee with clean, local power. In fact, we could be getting over 50% of our electricity from Vermont's farms, forests and other natural resources in the next 10 years. To find out how read VPIRG's report A Decade of Change.
The Vermont legislature must vote by 2010 on whether Vermont Yankee will be allowed to operate after 2012. The law guaranteeing this is called Act 160. This vote will be our best opportunity to shut the plant down once and for all, and begin replacing its power with clean, safe and affordable alternatives like renewables and efficiency. Together with our partners and allies around the state and across the region, we're committed to making this vote a vote that retires Vermont Yankee and chooses a clean energy future for Vermont!
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