March Against Monsanto on May 25th Join Your Friends and Neighbors Over 330 Marches Organized Around the World Find the one in your area or start your own March Against Monsanto! Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Talks GMO Labeling on the Senate Floor Share Sustainably Tweet… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Robert Farnham
Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Surpass 400 PPM Milestone In May 9 Daily Average
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide surpassed a notable milestone this week. They reached a daily average above 400 parts per million, reported NOAA, for the first time in human history. The milestone, hit on May 9, may be symbolic, notes Climate Central, but manmade CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels continue to rise,… Continue Reading
A Reminder That GMOs Are Terrible
from MindBodyGreen - on Facebook - on Twitter A scant 60 years ago, scientists had just discovered the shape and structure of DNA, so in some respects it’s quite impressive that today’s researchers can manipulate genetic code in order to create new versions of food-producing crops. On the other hand, do you really want to eat the… Continue Reading
Green Drinks Montpelier
Coming up this month! Montpelier’s big Independence Day Celebration on July 3 is moving toward becoming a zero-waste event! Through partnerships with Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District and Green Mountain Transit Agency, festival organizer Montpelier Alive will be offering compost/recycling stations and free-shuttle service this year. Grab a free micro-brewed pint and learn more… Continue Reading
Hoping to Change Their Lives for the Better
Little Land, a film Since the start of the crisis in Greece, a growing number of young unemployed Athenians are moving to the countryside, hoping to change their lives for the better. LITTLE LAND – trailer from Anemon on Vimeo. The film follows 35-year-old Thodoris, as he settles on the remote island of Ikaria. There,… Continue Reading
Dan Gillmor Talking Transparency
Dan Gillmor speaks on transparency with the generous support of VT Digger Share Sustainably Tweet… Continue Reading
Trends Shaping Social Media
“Mordor, Gandalf, is it left or right?” ~ Frodo Baggins It’s time to grow up… I believe we are moving closer to the point when people and businesses will be over the “shiny new object” phase of social media. Many of us have already crossed the chasm and come to accept that it’s just another (very… Continue Reading
Bet on the Inevitable: Shai Agassi Sells the Electric Car
Electric transportation – myth or reality “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.” ~ Bill Gates Bet on the Inevitable: Shai Agassi Sells the Electric Car from International Business Forum on FORA.tv Share Sustainably Tweet… Continue Reading
Jeff Wolfe Talks With Mark Johnson on S.30 & Senator Campbell
Mark Johnson Interviews Jeff Wolfe on WDEV Radio Part one in a two part interview Part two in a two part interview Click on the article to read the entire piece From The Burlington Free Press From VTDigger … Continue Reading
An open letter to Senator John Campbell re: VT S.30 anti-wind bill
Vermont State Senator John Campbell has come out “For” S.30, a bill which would sharply set back Vermont’s renewable energy industry, and therefore our economy and our environment. This is a letter I sent to him urging him to rethink his position. An open letter To Senator John Campbell, Senator for Windsor County Vermont Senate… Continue Reading
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