A History of Green Up Day and Waste in VT
Volunteers with a truck bed full of trash and tires collected on Green Up Day 2024. Every year on the first Saturday of May, Vermonters come together to clean up […]
Celebrate Earth Day with Sustainable Woodstock
“We don’t need to fix the planet, we need to fix ourselves. We have lost the sense of wonder and beauty for the gift that has been given to us.”
NOAA’s Impact on Weather, Storm Tracking, and Climate Science
The Keeling Curve shows how carbon dioxide concertation in our atmosphere has risen exponentially in recent history and was made using data from NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory. The current administration
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Maple Sugaring and Climate Change
Water evaporates from boiling sap to make syrup. As the maple tree’s growing season gets hotter due to climate change, the sugar content of sap will decrease, requiring longer boiling
How To Help Amphibians this Spring
A spotted salamander is helped across the road in Sharon, VT. Have you ever seen a spotted salamander? These giant amphibians are 4.5 to 8 inches long (picture a salamander
How Climate Change is Affecting Vermont’s Chocolate Milk
Strafford creamery has transitioned to making maple milk instead of chocolate milk for now, due to a climate change-induced cocoa shortage On February 6th, Strafford Organic Creamery posted on social
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Tariffs and Vermont’s Electric Grid
Vermont generates some electricity from in-state hydropower at a much smaller scale than Hydro-Quebec. Photo: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. President Trump signed executive orders on Saturday February 1st that
Clean Energy is Booming Abroad
Junma Solar Power Station is a Chinese solar farm that resembles a galloping horse and set a Guinness world record for the largest image made of solar panels. Junma means “fine horse” in Mandarin. Credit:
The 5-year anniversary of Woodstock’s Climate Emergency and Action Resolution
Students marching from the High School to town as part of the climate strike This year is the 5th anniversary of Woodstock passing the 2020 Climate Emergency and Action Resolution. The resolution
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The Future of Woodstock’s Zoning
Housing development near the village center helps make our community more walkable and bikeable. Many exciting changes have been happening in the Town and Village of Woodstock, the most recent
