With politics fighting like a magnetic force against it, what are the prospects of a compromise on the energy bill before the July 11 veto session?
In case you missed it, that's a topic we explored in today's
paper.
Is it in the governor's interest to compromise? Could his base of supporters live happily ever after without the bill? If there is a stalemate, Democrats will surely try to make the governor pay at the polls by saying he doesn't care about global warming or the state's energy independence. Will that argument stick?
Is it in the Legislature's interest to compromise? Some very much want the "other stuff" in the bill - renewable energy incentives, goup net metering that allows small clusters to generate their own power and sell the excess to the grid. But by compromising, do the Democrats water things down beyond their own liking?
What is in the best interests of Vermont? Oh, that old thing.
- Terri Hallenbeck
