Local Vermont News News from around the State
Vermont news, sports, business, environment, and more. It is not about business, it is about education.
BURLINGTON, Vt – August 17, 2010 – With one week remaining before the primary election in Vermont, the Shumlin for Governor campaign announced today that it had beat out Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and all primary opponents during the latest financial filing period, raising over $170,000 during the period. The campaign reported $97,885.85 [...]
Gulf of Mexico – August 3, 2010 – During final preparations to commence with the injectivity test on Monday, BP discovered a small hydraulic leak in the capping stack hydraulic control system. The injectivity test, previously announced to take place Monday is rescheduled until the leak is repaired which is expected Tuesday says BP. As [...]
Washington, D.C. – July 19, 2010 – National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen sent a letter Sunday to BP stating that there were a number of unanswered questions about the monitoring systems at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site which the company had committed to as a condition of the US government extending the well integrity test. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 21, 2010 – BP announced Monday the Gulf oil spill clean-up has reached the $2 billion mark while NOAA unveiled a new website, www.GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse/, claiming the site offers you a “one-stop shop” for spill response information.
The new website, using Google Earth mapping, integrates the latest data the federal responders have about the oil [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C – June 16, 2010 – Following a meeting with the President Obama at the White House Wednesday, BP agreed to a package of measures to meet its obligations as a responsible party arising from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The agreement will create a $20 billion claims fund over the [...]
GEORGIA,Vt. – June 13, 2010 – In the second car accident on Vermont highways within 6 days to involve collision with a Moose, occurring shortly after midnight Sunday, Vermont State Police responded to the reported vehicle versus animal crash in a northbound lane on I-89 near the Lamoille River bridge.
State Police Patrol Commander Sgt. Maurice Lamothe reported [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 9, 2010 - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., today proposed legislation to repeal more than $35 billion in oil and gas industry tax breaks.
Sanders’ amendment would invest $10 billion of the savings in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The remaining $25 billion would reduce the federal deficit.
Sanders said the amendment [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.- June 8, 2010 – The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing today, Tuesday, June 8, to examine how recent court decisions and federal liability caps influence corporate behavior, affect American taxpayers, and provide justice to victims.
The hearing organized by Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will focus in part on the Court’s 2008 decision [...]
MONTPELIER, Vt. – June 7, 2010 - Governor James H. Douglas and Secretary of State Deb Markowitz plan to host the opening of the renovated and expanded Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) building in Middlesex on Thursday, June 10th at 1:30 p.m. The event will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks by [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 5, 2010 – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama underscored his commitment to helping the people of the Gulf Coast recover and rebuild from the BP oil spill that has threatened their livelihoods. Speaking from Grand Isle, La. on Friday, the President heard from local residents and small business owners about the [...]
