Biomass controversy boils over in Climate Council

Charges of unethical behavior

The Vermont legislature set up the twenty-three-member Climate Council under the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). The Council’s role was and is to come up with a plan for reducing Vermont’s greenhouse gas emissions to 26% below 2005 levels by 2025, 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% below by 2050. One controversial element in this discussion is w…