- Jul 2021
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go over this again
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- Apr 2021
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www.sevendaysvt.com www.sevendaysvt.com
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Green power developers counter that such policies impede their projects even as the climate crisis demands more of them. Allowing large swaths of Vermont to become no-go zones for significant new projects is unfair to the people and business owners there who want to be part of the clean energy future, Farrell said.
farrell feels like these policies are preventing innovation
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McNamara, the utility planning official, is among those who contend that upgrading transmission lines solely to accommodate new projects is not the best way to achieve the state's renewable energy and carbon-reduction goals. It's just as important to keep electricity costs low so that consumers have an incentive to switch to cleaner electric heating and electric vehicles, McNamara said.
mcnamara arguing that keeping electricity costs low is more important than new transmission lines because this will cause people to switch to cleaner electric heating and electric vehicles
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grid
explanation as to why velco has the stance it has
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Vermont need look no further than the recent widespread, extended power outages in Texas to see the peril of delaying modernization of the electrical grid, said Chad Farrell, founder and CEO of Burlington-based solar developer Encore Renewable Energy.
providing an example of a society that failed as a result of waiting for innovation
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- Mar 2021
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www.truenorthreports.com www.truenorthreports.com
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disenfranchising some of their colleagues
affiliated others and oppositon work
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increased vulnerability of our infrastructure
affiliated others. shows vulnerability
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The bill’s supporters took advantage of every shortcut those rules offered
opposiotion work and temporality
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profit by exploiting the good intentions of Vermonters.
very powerful language depicting opposed others
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Tax enthusiasts will trot out studies that show that the tax will be welcomed by low-income Vermonters who live paycheck to paycheck.
opposed others: showing anger and scorn towards those wanting to increase taxes for this plan
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gives lip service to the importance of Vermont’s forests and their ability to mitigate climate impacts and absorb CO2
depiction of opposed others
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www.sevendaysvt.com www.sevendaysvt.com
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essimistic view.
heintz is critical of scott's take for dualistic natural causation
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Asked last week whether he believed his administration's actions would ensure that Vermont met the goals of the Paris accord, Scott said, "We'll see ... I know that's not a great answer, [but] I do think the technology needs to catch up." Later in the interview, he conceded that the state "may miss" its 2025 targets. "
Temporality being used to force decision
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"There was never any opportunity to think bigger and bolder or to talk about how we might shift investments or raise new revenue," Miller said. "This transition is going to require us to do things differently."
scope of human agency: miller feels that scott is close-minded and is not looking at big idea
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"Despite the fact that he says he believes climate change is real and Vermont has to do its part, he just hasn't shown a lot of leadership or willingness to do much beyond the status quo,"
opposition work ecogenous
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Even Rep. Laura Sibilia (I-Dover), a close ally of Scott's, spoke out against the veto during last week's House override vote. "I am a big fan of our governor," she said on the virtual floor. "He is wrong."
Heintz strategically includes a quote of one of Scott's supporters as a way to show neutrality and objectivity. Since Scott is being criticized by someone who is not a political opponent, their opinion obtains a higher degree of validity since readers assume that there are no ulterior motives for this criticism.
Opposition work (exogenous)
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In July 2018, the commission sent Scott its final report, which included 53 recommendations ranging from doubling state funding for weatherization of low-income housing to encouraging carbon sequestration on Vermont's farms. According to Environmental Conservation Commissioner Peter Walke, who cochaired the commission, the administration has been working to implement those recommendations ever since — focusing particularly on increasing the use of electric vehicles.
affiliated others
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"I think Vermonters can walk and chew gum at the same time," she said.
temporality and scale shifting
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his own state's economy.
this phrasing makes it seem as though Gov. Phil Scott is merely looking out for his own personal gain. However, the success of the Vermont economy aids his citizens more than it aids himself. Thus, phrasing Heintz's statement as "...bolster Vermonts economy" gives off a much different impression on the reader.
ALSO: opposition of others
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We're in a once-in-a-century crisis right now — economic and health crisis — and we have to be realistic."
scale shifting or temporality?: gov scott asserts that climate change reform is not the most pressing issue at the moment and can be postponed
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Scott walked back his assertion, saying his views had evolved and he had come to understand that climate change is, in fact, due largely to the actions of humans.
Reciprocal human-natural causation:
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Even Rep. Laura Sibilia (I-Dover), a close ally of Scott's, spoke out against the veto during last week's House override vote. "I am a big fan of our governor," she said on the virtual floor. "He is wrong."
opposition to others
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"There couldn't be a more stark reminder of why action is necessary — and immediately necessary."
Reciprocal natural human causation
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Michele Boomhower explained that the program was "just not well-timed" due to financial constraints caused by the pandemic
Once again, Heintz gives his opposition "a voice" by quoting the opposition's reasoning as to why the Agency of Transportation wanted to cut costs on EV incentives
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In his January budget address, the governor proposed investing $3 million more in electric vehicle incentives, education and infrastructure build-out. But last month, during an unusual midyear budget rewrite, his Agency of Transportation recommended cutting $700,000 of that.
Heintz is highlighting who his opponents are here: those who are trying to hinder progressive climate change legislation
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Nearly every opportunity he gets, he notes his reliance on data and science.
This statement by Heintz depicts Gov. Phil Scott as someone who bases his logic and rationality on data and science. This allows
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"The science says that we have an urgent crisis on our hands — that we have to reduce pollution dramatically," said Johanna Miller, energy and climate program director at the Vermont Natural Resources Council. "We're not doing our part in Vermont. We're not following the science when it comes to climate."
main idea summarized. However, Heintz strategically states his motive through the quotation of someone else. This allows his writing to appear less opinionated while still making a stance
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experts have made clear for years.
Heintz is depicting his allies as the "experts." He labels them as such based on what they "have made clear" through research and data
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“Climate change is going to happen — it’s happening,” he said. “When we look across the U.S. and see that
Gov. Scott tries to assert the inevitability of climate change, and switches his dialogue to focusing on what is controllable, which is Vermont's economic condition.
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