Climate Change News

2010

• Vermont Falls Short in Curbing Emissions
  Burlington Free Press Staff Report, Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
• UVM moves toward "carbon neutrality" (Burlington Free Press Archive Search Page)
  By Tim Johnson, Burlington Free Press, Saturday, October 30, 2010.
• Vermont revamps climate change web site (Burlington Free Press Archive Search Page)
  The Associated Press, Burlington Free Press, Thursday, October 28, 2010.

2008

• Climate Collaborative searches for role (Burlington Free Press Archive Search Page)
  By Candace Page, Burlington Free Press, December 9, 2008.
• Green Inc.: Vermont's Climate Goals Stalled
  By Kate Galbraith, New York Times, November 24, 2008.
• State's green ideas go nowhere (Burlington Free Press Archive Search Page)
  By Candace Page, Burlington Free Press, November 23, 2008.
• Campuses find going green can be tough
  By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Christian Science Monitor, October 26, 2008.
• The Northern Forest Sustainable Economy Initiative, an initiative co-sponsored by the Northern Forest Center and North Country Council, released its recommendations and strategies for long-term regional action for Northern Forest communities. October 8, 2008.
• The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) ranks Vermont #4 in the nation, in a new scorecard ranking state-level action on energy efficiency policies, programs, and practices. This puts Vermont at the top of the list in terms of "leadership in promoting energy independence with cost-effective energy efficiency investments," according to Maggie Eldredge, Research Associate at ACEEE and lead author of the report. October 6, 2008.
• Douglas, Fogel Sign Vermont Climate Collaborative Charter
  The View at UVM, October 1, 2008.
• The United States Conference of Mayors published a green jobs report (pdf) predicting that the green sector will be responsible for 4.2 million jobs in the U.S. by 2038 (a five-fold increase over the 750,000 in 2006). Of these, it is predicted that more than 4,600 will be in Vermont (up from 586 in Vermont in 2006). October 2008.
• Campus Greens: Which Vermont Colleges are Making the Grade on Sustainability?
  By Ken Picard and Kirk Kardashian, Seven Days, September 10, 2008.
• Jenkins Named Science Advisor to Vermont Climate Collaborative
  By Jeffrey Wakefield, The View at UVM, April 2008.

2007

• A Warm Slice of Nobel Prize
  By Joshua Brown, The View at UVM, October 2007.

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