climate change
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Climate Matters: Please don’t move the goalposts
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…
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Republican gains in state legislature may force adjustments to climate policy
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…
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Letter to the editor: County emission numbers need some perspective
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…
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Climate-warming gases keep rising
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.
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Climate Matters: Jared Duval, the Clean Heat Standard and Vermont’s transition away from fossil fuel
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…
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Letter to the editor: One party trying to fix climate crisis, school costs
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…
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Letter to the editor: Clean energy gains are lowering fossil fuel costs
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…
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Climate Matters: Who knew? Doughnuts are actually good for us!
In her book “Doughnut Economics,” economist Kate Raworth proposes an alternative way to think about economics, and about how we organize our society.
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Free program helps decarbonize homes
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…
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Local wildlife affected by heavy rains, flooding
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.
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Letter to the editor: Multi-species grazing helps sequester carbon
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,…
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Climate Matters: Big victories for greener energy in Vermont
The Legislature last week achieved several milestones on the way to reducing climate pollution — even in the face of Gov. Phil Scott’s best efforts to keep Vermont…
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Letter to the editor: Reducing energy consumption is a good path forward
At the end of last year I finally took the plunge and purchased an electric car. I have felt conflicted about the purchase ever since.
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Climate change will be focus of ESI College summer series
For more than 20 years, Elderly Services has been offering an array of community programs featuring local experts, various Middlebury College professors, authors and others through our Lifelong…
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Climate bills face opposition from Gov. Scott
In the past week, three of the legislative session’s biggest climate bills passed out of their second chamber, and are likely to head to the governor’s desk soon.
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Climate Matters: Thoughts on the birth of my first grandchild
Asa Caleb Crane was born a few weeks ago. He came into the world with a full head of hair, and on first impression an undeniable charisma, a…