Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

posted by robincarey vote down flag
Zero Emissions?
theenergycollective.com - 3/18/2009
Zero Emissions?
—
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 ...
Biomass Plant (video)
Play
youtube.com - 3/17/2009
Biomass Plant (video)
— youtube.com — At Middlebury college in Vermont a new biomass plant is cutting the college's carbon footprint in half. The plant runs off of wood chips, which are then conv... (more) Biomass Plant (video)

Comments vote down Environmental Leader found this 3/17/2009found this
gristmill.grist.org - 3/26/2009
Food, class, and the new, new agrarianism
— gristmill.grist.org — By Tom Philpott When Michele Obama plunged a shovel into the White House lawn last Friday, she wasn't just preparing a productive vegetable-garden bed. She's was also tilling fertile ground for debate about  new directions for the food ... (more) Food, class, and the new, new agrarianism

Comments vote down The Ethicurean found this 3/26/2009found this
Middlebury to be Carbon Neutral by 2016
environmentalleader.com - 3/17/2009
Middlebury to be Carbon Neutral by 2016
— environmentalleader.com — Vermont’s Middlebury College is using biomass to reduce its carbon footprint and reach carbon neutrality within seven years. (more) Middlebury to be Carbon Neutral by 2016

Comments vote down NaturalPath Media - found this 3/17/2009found this
Comments
Related Content
Universal Food Stamps? Why More Food Stamp Recipients Prove the Failure of the Industrial Food System
sharonastyk.com 1/5/2009 — http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090103/NEWS02/901030330/0/SPORTS I think the above is an important story, one that demonstrates an increasing shift in our society’s relationship to its food. Vermont’s policy change on food stamps ...
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 9 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 ...
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, ...
All tapped out
wwwp.dailyclimate.org 4/8/2009 — Daily Climate: All farming depends on the weather, but few foods are more dependent on a specific climate than maple syrup. After all, for the sugar maple's sap to run at all requires cooperative weather -- freezing nights followed by warmer days. But ...
Wind and Solar Entrepreneurs Arrange a Sales Call on the Vermont Legislature Starring Helen Caldicott
theenergycollective.com 4/10/2009 — Yesterday, the Vermont Legislature warmly received a non-nuclear energy salesperson and allowed her to continue her traditional tactic of emotionally telling negative stories about the competition. I know, that is a purposely provocative way to describe the event, but that is certainly one ...
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 ...
Vermont Small Businesses Stay Sustainable Amid Crisis
triplepundit.com 8/12/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
World’s largest nuclear plant cannot reopen
theenergycollective.com 4/12/2009 — Tokyo Electric Power Kashiwazaki-Kariwa seven-reactor 8.2 MW site remains shut down Bloomberg Wire Service reports the world’s single largest nuclear plant remains closed even though repairs following an earthquake are complete. The reason is the political landscape is still experiencing ...