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POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER – April 4, 2024: Climate Solutions Caucus to Host Day of Climate Resilience at State House

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER – Check Back with the State House on a Rescheduled Date Vermont Climate Solutions Caucus to Host Day of Climate Resilience at State House with Press Conference, Photo Gallery, and Stream Table Demonstration on Thursday, April 4th The Climate Solutions Caucus, in partnership with Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), […]

Can We End the Climate Crisis in One Generation?

John Bos

There is a growing body of scientists that believe that we the people have passed the tipping point with respect to mitigating global warming, much less turning it around.

Paul Hawken is not one of them. Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of eight books that have been […]

Our Climate System is Moving Out of Control

Streams of water weave through the dirt, rocks and other debris at the washout on Route 113 in Madison where the road was closed just south of Boulder Road on July 16, seen here in the late afternoon after a morning of heavy rain. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

Alan Betts

The last […]

Vermont Environmental Community Releases 2024 Common Agenda

Vermont is already experiencing firsthand the increasingly damaging impacts of climate change, including devastating flooding, damaged infrastructure, polluted air, and more. These are complex and intersectional challenges – but the state has an opportunity to advance pivotal policy solutions to address these issues. Join Vermont Conservation Voters and 18 partner organizations on Wednesday, January […]

The True Importance of COP28: It’s In Our Hands Now

TAKING THE INITIATIVE: Carl Pope’s Blog December 17th, 2023 San Francisco, CA

Common sense prevailed at the last COP28 moment, with the symbolic agreement to commit the world to moving beyond fossil fuels (as it had been doing rather steadily during the conference). One importance of the agreement is that future COP’s can start out […]

COP28: Smooth start

COP28: UN Climate Talks Have a Surprisingly Smooth Start reprinted from COP28: UN Climate Talks Have a Surprisingly Smooth Start – Bloomberg Notes from the ground By John Ainger

The COP28 climate summit could have hardly had a better start.

Delegates from nearly 200 countries agreed on details for […]

Michigan Senate votes to override local decisions on wind, solar energy

From Bridge Michigan:

Wind turbine farms have caused local controversies throughout Michigan. After a Senate vote Wednesday, permitting power for the projects will likely soon shift from local communities to the state’s Public Service Commission. (Bridge file photo)

The Senate Wednesday approved bills to shift permitting authority over wind, solar developments to the […]

Mother Nature’s Takeover of Our Climate System

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Alan Betts

This is a review of the takeover of the climate system by the living Earth, colloquially known as Mother Nature, in response to the refusal of global societies to significantly reduce the burning of the […]

The New Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice

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John Bos

America is facing an environmental crisis that is taking thousands of lives, costing us tens of billions a year, and causing tens of millions of people to attempt to migrate to countries where they believe they […]

The PROVE IT Act and Climate System Leverage Points

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Judy Davis

I was driving back from a camping trip on Mount Desert Island (the trip cut short by hurricane Lee), Maine, and I started listening to Kim Stanley Robinson’s speculative novel The Ministry for the Future. When […]