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 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)

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 stuck in the age of fossil fuels.

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.

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 Learning program, ESI College.

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. 

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 full array of important moral virtues, and a calm but determined approach to the new world in which he found himse … (read more)