Climate Change report: Vermont will get warmer and wetter
By: Zach Despart ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont is getting warmer. And wetter. And without significant global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that trend will continue, according to a comprehensive...
View ArticleClimate conversation slated for Middlebury College on Wednesday
BILL MCKIBBEN By: Addison Independent MIDDLEBURY — With about 10 days before what’s expected to be the largest climate march in human history, a panel of local experts on global warming will provide...
View ArticleEditorial: Climate march is one way to turn the tide, win the battle
By: Angelo S. Lynn As organizers of the upcoming People’s Climate March in New York City prepare for the 100,000 people expected to participate in this coming Saturday’s march, here’s the takeaway...
View ArticleWhy has climate change story dimmed? Talk at college on July 16
By: Addison Independent MIDDLEBURY — Frank Sesno, former CNN correspondent, challenges people with the question of why so much of the environmental sustainability story in the U.S. has fallen flat or...
View ArticleRep. Welch urges students to 'hang in' on climate action
REP. PETER WELCH meets with environmental activists at Middlebury College Monday afternoon to discuss strategies for dealing with climate change. Welch said it is this generation’s biggest moral...
View ArticleWinter ticks plague Vermont's moose herd
MOOSE IN VERMONT woods can brush against clusters of hundreds of ticks that infest the animal’s coat and can suck its blood all winter. Photo courtesy Vermont Fish & Wildlife By: Gaen Murphree...
View ArticleVermont orchards adapt to warmer climate
By: Andy Kirkaldy SHOREHAM — Farmers always have to deal with unpredictable weather, but growers of perennial plants like apple trees face additional difficulties with a changing climate. Vermont...
View ArticleMiddlebury College achieves carbon neutrality
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE REACHED its goal of cutting its net carbon dioxide emissions to zero through a combination of switching to renewable power, renovating buildings for greater energy efficiency and...
View ArticleKeeping the heat on global warming; Interfaith Climate Action Network melds...
MEMBERS OF THE Interfaith Climate Action Network raise awareness about global warming at one of the group's monthly vigils — this one took place Sept. 2 at the park at South Main and College streets...
View ArticleClimate opportunity: Initiative seeks creative innovations in new economy
A LARGE CROWD, above, fills the Middlebury town office’s meeting room for one of several Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative forums Tuesday. The forums were held to cultivate economic development,...
View ArticleCommunity Conversations' series resumes this Sunday, Oct. 15, with panel on...
By: Addison Independent MIDDLEBURY — “Climate Justice: Assuring Fair Access for all Vermonters to a Clean and Healthy Environment” will be the topic of the next in a series Community Conversations...
View ArticleIdeas sought on economic vitality and climate change
By: Addison Independent MIDDLEBURY — How does a Vermont community become a national model by pioneering initiatives that increase economic opportunity and affordability while also tackling climate...
View ArticleJust another day in a year of strange weather
By: Andy Kirkaldy ADDISON COUNTY — Those who wonder if this past Monday morning’s freak windstorm was unusual or just the latest extreme weather in Addison County this year have good reason to do so....
View ArticleDiscussion on Vermont's energy future reignites talk of renewable energy and...
By: John Flowers MIDDLEBURY — Vermont has made great strides in boosting its renewable energy portfolio during the past decade, and should now consider a carbon tax to encourage consumers to move...
View ArticleTown Hall Theater hands reins to Lisa Mitchell
LISA MITCHELL, FO-FOUNDER of Middlebury UndergrounD, has been named the new general manager of Town Hall Theater. She takes over for Mark Bradley, who has decided to move on. Independent photo/Steve...
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