TOWNSHEND — Great interview; very inspiring! We're lucky to have companies like Mondo Mediaworks in Brattleboro!
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
It's rare that any one could upstage Bernie Sanders at a political rally in Vermont. But that's what happened on Aug. 10 at the Latchis Theatre. To be fair, Ady Barkan is a rare individual. The 34-year-old Yale Law School graduate is battling the affects of ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. ALS has slowed his speech, and confined him to a wheelchair. But it...
Congratulations to NorthStar for aiming to take apart Vermont Yankee in record time, hopefully by 2026, and hopefully within budget. The article by Olga Peters [“Unbuilding a Nuclear Power Plant,” Oct. 23], which included an interview with NorthStar's CEO, Scott State, was encouraging, but omitted some of the major issues facing the company in removing reactor waste from the Vernon site. NorthStar is working with its sister company, Waste Control Specialists (WCS), to open a storage facility in Andrews County,
Post Oil Solutions is hosting a screening of Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret on Thursday, June 4, at Marlboro College Graduate School. The 2014 documentary examines the environmental impact of animal agriculture, and asks why the world's leading environmental organizations have been reluctant to shine a spotlight on this issue. “Producers and consumers alike deserve to know the truth about the impact of raising animals for food. We need to know, so we can make informed choices,” said Marilyn Chiarello, who...
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