I find it curious, and sad, that our Senator has not once mentioned the word “conservation.” Rather, he seems intent upon destroying our state’s natural beauty and economic nest egg --our rural, natural landscape-- through the creation of massively destructive giant corporate industrial wind power plants. Destroying the environment in order to save it is madness. This is about money, not saving the environment.

Stephen in Norwich (posted by Steve Zind/VPR)

am curious, what percentage of the 'climate change doesn't exist or isn't caused by human activity" senators and representatives are from coal or oil states?

Bruce in South Burlington (posted by Steve Zind/VPR)

I'm wondering why there is little effort aimed at making our energy generation more localized. For instance, we could pretty easily put solar panels on the roof of every government building, create programs that provide
small-scale solar and wind generating devices to consumers directly, allowing their purchase or lease to be spread out over time in the same way one pays his electric and gas bills. Our focus seems unnecessarily aimed at large-scale
solutions to what should be considered community-scaled energy issues.

Brett in Burlington (posted by Steve Zind/VPR)

Do any of the bills contain provisions and or incentives for personal responsibility? It seems the real cost of health care won't change until people start to take care of their individual health. Financial incentives should encourage people to change their behaviors. Will this happen? How do the current bills being considered affect primary care providers? Most doctors now work more hours for less money, compared to only 5 years ago. Their work load is increased by their lack of control over medications and tests that they would like to use/order for their patients. They have to spend hours begging insurance companies to approve these requests - even though doctors have spent many, many years training to make healthcare decisions. Isn't this a big cause of increased costs? I am concerned that primary care providers will continue to leave their professions, especially in Vermont.

Vanessa (posted by Steve Zind/VPR)

Agriculture uses 18% of America's total oil consumption and dairy farmers are drowning in worthless milk. I would have liked to hear Sen Sanders make the case that contracting agriculture would suppress farm production, raise prices and save the farmers in the process of saving the planet.

James (posted by Steve Zind/VPR)