climate change
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Local towns look for ways to battle extreme heat
As with other hazardous weather events, local municipalities are exploring ways to contend with extreme heat and support residents during hotter stretches.
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Letter to the editor: ‘Later’ is too late to act on CO2
According to the latest figures from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps, 65% of adults in the US somewhat or strongly agree that global warming is affecting the weather.
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County towns grapple with extreme weather
Municipalities around Addison County are working to address damage caused by recent extreme weather and prepare for more in the future.
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Ways of Seeing: ‘Ticked’ off by climate change
The warming of our world didn’t seem so bad when it meant I could actually get ripe tomatoes before the first frost. Now it’s clear it means much…
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Letter to the editor: Despite flood deaths, global warning still not taken seriously
Unfortunately, we have ample evidence now, decades into this slow-moving apocalypse, that the powers that be are not going to act sufficiently without some form of powerful motivation.
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Letter to the editor: Why no blame for climate change with recent flash floods?
Regarding this past weekend’s torrential flash flooding in Texas. Rivers rose 26 feet in two hours. Over 80 people died in Texas. Their deaths were attributed to flash…
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Home decarbonization program gaining momentum
This summer, the Energy Navigators program is continuing to expand its reach and closing in on a key milestone.
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Support for clean energy projects still available
Regardless of changes at the federal level, Addison County residents will still have access to support for clean energy projects offered by various local entities.
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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…
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Nature’s Mothers: Local author explores spiritual ecology and motherhood in new book
“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…