Tag: vermont
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Which State Best Supports Its Locally Grown Foods?
The push for more people to buy and eat locally produced foods keeps growing, but which states are actually practicing what they preach? For the third consecutive year, Strolling of the Heifers answers that question with its 2014 Locavore Index. The rankings take the per-capita number of farmers markets, consumer-supported agriculture operations (CSAs) and food hubs into account, along…
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Another No Nuke Victory: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant to Close in 2014
News arrived yesterday that Entergy Corp. would decommission Vermont Yankee, the state’s only nuclear power plant, in 2014 …
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Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipeline Proposals
“We’ve so narrowly focused on Keystone that a lot of these other projects aren’t getting the scrutiny they probably need.”
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Top 10 Greenest Universities in America
Sierra examined the academic institutions making a difference for the planet, seeking out campuses that are creating tangible change in all categories of greenness …
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …