Reposted from VTDigger.   Editor’s note: Josh Schlossberg is the editor of The Biomass Monitor.   I’m sure I’m speaking for most Vermonters when I thank Sen. Leahy, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Welch and Gov. Shumlin for pushing the federal government to increase fuel-assistance dollars so Vermonters can afford to heat their homes over the winter.

This week’s Barton Chronicle included coverage of the Derby wind project, the Lowell protest, and Letters to the Editor.  Download the relevant pages in PDF format.

Reposted from the Caledonian-Record.   NEWPORT CITY — Six Lowell wind protesters pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to trespassing charges and later vowed to do the same thing again if that’s what it takes to stop Green Mountain Power.

Reposted from Seven Days.   With 2011 coming to a close, several major policy questions remain unanswered: Will Vermont Yankee close? Can Vermont launch a single-payer health care system? Will Gov. Peter Shumlin ever visit Dominica again?

Reposted from VTDigger.   Since 2000, Efficiency Vermont, the statewide efficiency utility has worked to help Vermonters lower their electric bills through technical assistance and rebates.

Reposted from Burlington Free Press Blog.   It is a fairly rare event in the world — let alone in Vermont — when a reporter is arrested on the job. That makes the case of Chris Braithwaite an interesting one to watch.

Reposted from the Burlington Free Press.   CHARLOTTE — A public forum held by the Charlotte Selectboard on Monday night unveiled a variety of questions and objections by neighbors of a proposed 345-solar-panel project in East Charlotte.

Reposted from Times Argus.   By Daniel Staples STAFF WRITER – Published: December 21, 2011 BARRE — Six protesters, including a Plainfield man, were arraigned Tuesday in Newport criminal court on charges of trespassing on land leased by Green Mountain Power for a commercial wind project.