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Date/Location Change! – VNRC's 2010 Annual Meeting and Gubernatorial Debate

Due to scheduling conflicts, VNRC’s Annual Meeting and Gubernatorial Debate has changed to Friday, October 1st at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington! The debate, held in conjunction with Renewable Energy Vermont's 2010 Expo, will be from 3:30–5:00 pm. Following the debate there will be a reception, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, and VNRC's annual meeting....more

Stop the Circ Highway!

Remember the “Circ?” Well, that high-cost highway project in Chittenden County (which Bill McKibben calls a “global warming machine”) is back in the limelight at a critical stage of review. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) needs to hear from as many Vermonters as possible by August 27 on the project. Our view? It’s a bad idea. It would destroy wetlands, waste money, and promote sprawl – all to save 4 minutes of travel time for the average commuter. ...more

Water Activist and Author Maude Barlow Packs the House, Offering Sobering, but Also Hopeful, Messages on Water

Water activist Maude Barlow, speaking in Burlington, recently warned more than 200 Vermonters about the coming global water crisis – and urged them to become active. She painted a worrisome picture of shortages of clean, fresh water for the world’s population, of human suffering, of water refugees and water privatization. She also celebrated the recent U.N. declaration that access to clean water and sanitation is a human right. The event at Main Street Landing was sponsored by Click here to read more and see pictures from the event, which was sponsored by VNRC, the Peace and Justice Center, and the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center....more

The Either/Or Myth of Jobs and the Environment

Our economic crisis lingers, and environmental and social disasters continue to occur — from urban runoff to tritium leaks and from underemployment to childhood hunger. In these times many Vermont leaders are tempted to pit one worry against the other, with the refrain, “Do we want to grow good jobs or protect the environment?”... ...more

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