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- Ludlow mulls a $2.6 m bike path (12/9/13)
LUDLOW (AP) -- The Vermont ski town of Ludlow is considering adding a $2.6 million bike and pedestrian path to link the community’s business section to mountain recreation areas.
- Groups make new case in opposing Lowell wind turbines (12/5/13)
MONTPELIER — Nearly a year after the Lowell wind turbines began producing electricity, opponents were still fighting the project — this time taking their case to the state Supreme Court on Thursday
- Newport plywood maker fights for survival (12/2/13)
Chinese competition slams Northeast Kingdom company
- Utility, UVM to study climate and energy (11/27/13)
BURLINGTON — Vermont’s flagship university and its largest power company will work together to develop energy efficiency programs and seek ways to protect the environment under an agreement announced Tuesday.
- Coventry landfill gets permit for more garbage (11/25/13)
COVENTRY — The Coventry landfill has received an updated Vermont land-use permit that allows it to increase the amount of garbage it can accept every year
- Vt. city buying Maine wind power (12/9/13)
MONTPELIER — A Boston-based wind power developer has signed a deal to sell power from a planned Maine wind power project to the municipal electric department in Vermont’s largest city.
- Official: Air Force OKs F-35 fighters in Burlington (12/3/13)
AP - BURLINGTON, Vt. — The U.S. Air Force is expected to announce Tuesday that it has approved a plan to base its new F-35 fighter plane at Burlington International Airport despite complaints that the planes would be too noisy and pose a risk to the community, an official with knowledge of the decision said.
- Property owners will cast ballots on Ferdinand wind plan (12/1/13)
MONTPELIER — Nearly 400 people who own property in five Vermont unincorporated towns and gores are being asked to vote on whether an industrial wind project should be built on Seneca Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom town of Ferdinand.
- Bill would make Vermont first state to drop fossil fuel stocks (11/25/13)
MONTPELIER — To state Sen. Anthony Pollina, it makes sense that if Vermont wants to strike a blow against climate change, it should have its pension funds divest from oil, coal and other fossil fuel companies. To state Treasurer Beth Pearce, the best course is for Vermont to stay invested in those companies, to “keep its seat at the table and push for change from within.”
- State of Vermont, Entergy in talks on decommissioning (11/22/13)