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Gas flare at Shell refinery. Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke. CC BY-SA 2.0. Will Vermont Play Its Cards Right? Union of Concerned Scientists – reprinted by permission The decisions Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin makes in the near term could impact Vermont’s energy future for decades to come—and Vermonters’ pocketbooks as […] The Lyme Elementary School. Photos courtesy of TARM USA By George Harvey Lyme, New Hampshire is a town with strong local interest in renewable power. The August issue of Green Energy Times had an article on Crossroads Academy’s 40-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array. The same issue had a short article […] Painting by Gabriel Tempesta, courtesy of David Fried By David Fried As you walk the hills and valleys of Vermont you will see apples, hazelnuts, butternuts, rhubarb, raspberries, juneberries and the occasional plum or pear tree. Almost every home, every farm, every road has some of these fruits and nuts growing. Long before […] By George Harvey The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the EPA’s approval of the DOW pesticide, sulfoxaflor. Sulfoxaflor is one of a class of chemical poisons known as neonicotinoids, all similar in important ways to nicotine. They are used to control insect pests, and their use is widespread. Neonicitinoids are […] Initiative proves biofuel potential for Vermont, concludes ten-year project By Ellen Kahler Vermont can produce more of its own biofuel energy, and the environmental and potential economic benefits of local bioenergy have been proven by the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative,a program of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. Since 2005, the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative has invested more […] From Food Waste to Nutritious Compost for Growing Fresh Veggies, the System Completes the Circle Bio-gas produced from a home bio-digester is used fro cooking by a family in Tillson, NY By Kathy and Edward Puffer What’s in your basement? Furnace, shelves, boxes of stuff you forgot you had? We […] Creates a Family Affair By George Harvey A module for the second high efficiency home being delivered. The first high efficiency modular home is in the background. Photo courtesy of Kika McArthur. Tom Moore Builders has a new development in Vermont that stands out in more ways than one. The development’s […] Components of an interior drainage system: drainage mat on the walls and floor; rigid insulation and vapor barrier on the floor prior to pouring the concrete slab; a sump hole. By Michael Goetinck Over the course of this summer I did a lot of rot-related repair work. This fall I’ve […] On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si) POPE FRANCIS ENCYCLICAL LETTER by Pope Francis, Melville House Publishing, 2015, 165 pages, paperback, $14.95 Book review by Tammy Reiss, with quotes from the text. Stock markets and economists are closely watching how consumers will respond to the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis, ”Encyclical on Climate […] Empowering people to make informed choices By Matthew Myshkin, 33 pages, available online, $4.99 Book Review by George Harvey This is a small book. The Kindle edition is only 49 pages. The pdf edition has only 33. It has many illustrations. I read slowly, but I could finish it during a coffee […] |
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