Climate Matters: Let’s keep working to reduce greenhouse gasses

The recently published Town Energy Committee’s report for 2024 shows that town operations are heading in the wrong direction, with a 16% increase in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2023.

“They say you write the book you need,” explained Rochester author Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, who is preparing to publish “Mother, Creature, Kin: What we learn from nature’s mothers in a time of unraveling” on Tuesday, April 8. “I wrote a book about spiri … (read more)

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has a track record of opposing progressive climate policies brought forth by the Democrats in the state Legislature. Now that the Democrats have lost a veto-proof supermajority, Gov. Scott is finally showing us his true colors … (read more)

Vermont State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux will give a presentation entitled Exploring Climate Change in Vermont through the Lenses of Vulnerability and Inclusion on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

Late January. By now most of us have already abandoned our New Year’s Resolutions to eat better, drink less, exercise more, be a better friend. Resolutions are hard to keep. It is hard because of inconvenience, ingrained habits, our inability to think abo … (read more)

Democratic leaders in the Statehouse appear open to changing or abandoning some of the climate and environmental policies they’ve championed in recent years following their party’s major losses in the recent election. 

A study says Addison County agriculture of being the worst GHG emitter in the county for 2022, finding that agriculture is the source of 35.1% of all GHG emitters, but nationwide ag numbers tell a different story.

Addison County is not only failing to make progress in its fight against climate change, but new data also show it is losing the battle.

Mike Roy spoke with Jared Duval, an appointed member of the Vermont Climate Council who chairs the Council’s Science & Data subcommittee, about the wonky, but important, Clean Heat Standard that will be voted on by the state legislature in the upcoming le … (read more)

Many politicians in the U.S. and worldwide refuse to make hard decisions and face up to what needs to be done to secure a livable future for our children and future generations on this planet.

I read the news today, gasoline prices continue to fall. You may have noticed that gasoline prices have stabilized or gone down all summer. That’s unusual. Following the business cycle of supply and demand, when summer driving season begins, historically, … (read more)

In her book “Doughnut Economics,” economist Kate Raworth proposes an alternative way to think about economics, and about how we organize our society.

Shoreham resident Linda Larrabee has long been mindful of her energy consumption and interested in exploring ways to reduce her home’s greenhouse gas emissions. “But one of the biggest stumbling blocks for me has always been the cost,” Larrabee said durin … (read more)

When heavy rains inundated parts of the state on July 10 and 11, much of the damage done to homes, businesses and public infrastructure was clear to see. 

Most everyone by this time has heard about cattle emitting methane from their digestion of grass. Very few have heard mention of the same from deer, goats, sheep, woodchucks, chickens and rabbits, among others. Strictly grass-fed cattle are said to emit a … (read more)