Roland Marx: A fossil fuel cap proposal

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Roland Marx, who is the co-founder of Boardman Hill Solar Farm and the winner of the VECAN Energy Project of the Year in 2015 and the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in 2016.
This Green Fuel Cap plan addresses carbon pollution in Vermont’s biggest energy-use sectors — transportation and heating — through a “cap” on high-carbon-content fossil fuels that are imported into the state by major oil companies.