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Vermonters for a Clean Environment is pleased to announce its Board of Directors, Attorneys, Experts, and Advisors |
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Board of Directors: Annette Smith, Founder. Farmer. Concerned Citizen. Noel Perrin teaches Environmental Writing at Dartmouth College. His subject matter has led him to think deeply about energy questions, and suit his actions to his conclusions. Widely associated with Vermont for his writings about rural living and known for his support of alternative energy through his experiences with a solar car. Richard M. Ketchum lives on a farm in Dorset, where he has had a home since 1946. He was the founding editor of Blair & Ketchum's Country Journal and has written 11 books, most recently Saratoga. He and his wife are active conservationists and are very much concerned about the environment in Vermont and the world. Attorneys: Jon S. Readnour is an attorney with 25 years of experience in environmental and public utility law. He has been in private practice for 14 years in Vermont. Prior to that time Mr. Readnour was Environmental and Occupational Health counsel for the UpJohn Co., and prior to that was Asst. General Counsel for Central Maine Power Co., primarily involved with licensing of power plants and transmission lines. Since coming to Vermont, Mr. Readnour has represented clients including electric utilities, real estate developers, petroleum retailers, water utilities and nuclear power generation utilities. Stephanie Kaplan is an attorney in private practice in Vermont. She is former Executive Director and General Counsel of the Vermont Environmental Board from 1986 to 1994, and now represents Vermonters dealing with inappropriate development in their communities. Experts:
Jerry Jenkins, Botanist Advisory Board:
Bennington:
Mike Bethel,
Terry Ehrich Vermonters for a Clean Environment was formed to fight the billion dollar power plant project proposed for Rutland and Bennington counties in Southwestern Vermont. VCE has grave concerns about the apparent directive given the state agencies to expedite the natural gas power plant and pipeline project on an extremely accelerated timetable. VCE maintains that this project is to benefit multi-billion dollar out-of-state companies and sees no benefit at all to Vermonters. The citizens of the region call for an immediate end to this project to make way for a responsible, sustainable, renewable energy plan that benefits Vermonters. Annette Smith, Spokesperson |
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Copyright © 1999 by Vermonters for a Clean Environment |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 23,1999