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A Dangerous Precedent or a Slippery Slope?

Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 11:00AMANS Nuclear CafeHoward Shaffer

viewfromVermontThe governor of Vermont last year established the "Energy Generation Siting Policy Commission" after citizens protested  a proposed wind farm (meanwhile, the legislature proposed a wind farm moratorium bill). The main purpose of the governor's initiative was to evaluate how much local input should be required in energy siting decisions.

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