triplepundit.com - 8/12/2009
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By Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing
Vermont has a long history of birthing sustainable businesses. Perhaps it’s because of values seeping in from rural farms who still operate outside of the corporate world, or perhaps it’s because of local laws like the one forbidding ...
A Nation of Farmers: Is Vermont Doing Its Share?
energybulletin.net 7/29/2009 — New York state author, blogger , and homesteader Sharon Astyk discusses her new book, A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil . Astyk sees the energy shortages of peak oil hitting us and our food system now, and she argues ...
Vermont Bread
baldwinhill.com 8 days ago — The Vermont Bread Company offers some of the best baked goods you can buy! Baked fresh from scratch and using only the finest, high-quality ingredients, Vermont Bread Company gives you the great taste and nutrition that can only come from traditional ...
Students dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college
usatoday.com 7/14/2009 — While other college students are in stuffy classrooms, about a dozen are earning credit tending a Vermont farm. For 13 weeks, 12 credits and about $12,500, the Green Mountain College students plow fields with oxen or horses, milk cows, weed crops and ...
Miss Vermont Goes With "Green" Gown - News- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com 1/6/2009 — COLCHESTER, Vt. - Miss Vermont will be wearing a green dress when she walks out on stage at the Miss America Pageant on Jan. 24. But, Ashley Ruth Wheeler is not talking about the hue of her dress. It's an environmentally friendly gown made from hemp, ...
Zero Emissions?
theenergycollective.com 3/18/2009 — The other day I ran across reports of a curious event, in which the Attorney General of the state of Vermont convinced Entergy , which owns or operates 11 of the nation's 104 active nuclear power plants , to back away from characterizing nuclear power as having zero emissions. Technically, of ...
Refrigerator Recycling Programs Take Off
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com 8/4/2009 — Programs that allow homeowners to trade in their old refrigerators and scoop up a rebate - a sort of "cash for clunkers" system for the fridge - are spreading quickly across the country.
Vermont FITs Become Law: The Mouse That Roared
renewableenergyworld.com 6/1/2009 — Vermont's feed-in tariff legislation became law at the end of business on May 27, 2009. H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full system of advanced renewable tariffs in the US to pass the legislature and become law. The bill includes ...
Chelsea Green
chelseagreen.com 10/8/2009 — "Generous, unique, and comprehensive--this book will help every farmer to better set goals, reach those goals, and improve their bottom line!" Ela Chapin , Program Director, Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program Contrary to popular belief, a good ...
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